Old Rabari Carrying Ring – Gujarat, India

Mid 20th century. Wool, vegetable fiber, cowrie shells. The ring has a diameter of cm. 11,0 (4.33″); the piece is cm 35,0 high (13.78″). Grams 316,9 (11.18 oz). Excellent conditions.

The Rabari people are an ethnic group from the Rajasthan also found in Gujarat Kutch region and Sindh region of Pakistan. The Rabari myth of origin is kshatriya that Shiva put them on earth to tend to the camels owned by Parvati.

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