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Collected By: Waterfield

Region: India, South Asia

Description: Cotton threads hung with metal plaques (mandalia). The central plaque shows the goddess Durga with six arms, holding a trident, a pot and a hand drum (damaru). The necklace is worn to ward off evil spirits. Collected before 1945.

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