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Pair of anklets

Title	Pair of anklets
Author	Unknown
Publication Date:	1859
Publication Place	Oran (made) -
Subject	Jewellery Africa Metalwork
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Library:	Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID	M.131&A-1916
Record ID	M.131&A-1916
Library Location	Middle East Section
Date	1859
Notes	These anklets, or khalkhal ( khul khal ), were made as decorative accessories for an urban Algerian woman. They are made of silver-gilt with applied panels of silver-gilt filigree partly enamelled and are hinged near the centre. The anklets can be opened by means of a chained pin at the front which can be removed. The anklets bear a French silver standard mark suggesting they were made after the French occupation of Algeria, which began in 1830. The design of such anklets varied from city to city. The donor of this pair reported that these were made in El Golea, a town in central Algeria, but were acquired further north, in GhardaÃ¯a.
Sample Text	Minervaâs head with the number 2 and the letter 'Ù', in a barrel-shaped frame. Translation Mark for 800 standard silver, Oran, 1859 onwards. Note On the outside of each part, on the plain vertical strip.
Malzemeler ve teknikler	Silver gilt with cloisonnÃ© enamel and red pastes Silver Gilt Enamel Paste CloisonnÃ© Gilt
Parçalar	Anklet, Anklet
Fiziksel açıklama	Pair of heavy silver-gilt hinged anklets. Each anklet is made from two unequal parts, hinged together to form a thick band which widens to a heart shape at each end, with a pin fastening where the tips of the hearts meet. The pin is secured to the anklet by a figure-of-eight link chain. The whole outside of each anklet is covered with plaques which are nailed to the base. The plaques are decorated with blue and green filigree enamel and set with flat red pastes in closed settings.
Üretim	Made in El Golea, acquired in GhardaÃ¯a.

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Pair of anklets

Author Unknown

Publication Date 1859

Publication Place Oran (made) -

Subject Jewellery Africa Metalwork

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Library Victoria and Albert Museum

Library Asset ID M.131&A-1916

Record ID M.131&A-1916

Library Location Middle East Section

Date 1859

Notes These anklets, or khalkhal ( khul khal ), were made as decorative accessories for an urban Algerian woman. They are made of silver-gilt with applied panels of silver-gilt filigree partly enamelled and are hinged near the centre. The anklets can be opened by means of a chained pin at the front which can be removed. The anklets bear a French silver standard mark suggesting they were made after the French occupation of Algeria, which began in 1830. The design of such anklets varied from city to city. The donor of this pair reported that these were made in El Golea, a town in central Algeria, but were acquired further north, in GhardaÃ¯a.

Sample Text Minervaâs head with the number 2 and the letter 'Ù', in a barrel-shaped frame. Translation Mark for 800 standard silver, Oran, 1859 onwards. Note On the outside of each part, on the plain vertical strip.

Parçalar Anklet, Anklet

Fiziksel açıklama Pair of heavy silver-gilt hinged anklets. Each anklet is made from two unequal parts, hinged together to form a thick band which widens to a heart shape at each end, with a pin fastening where the tips of the hearts meet. The pin is secured to the anklet by a figure-of-eight link chain. The whole outside of each anklet is covered with plaques which are nailed to the base. The plaques are decorated with blue and green filigree enamel and set with flat red pastes in closed settings.

Üretim Made in El Golea, acquired in GhardaÃ¯a.