. The tribes and castes of the Central Provinces of India . ligion of the Semites, note B.,P- 453- - Bontlniy Gazetteer, Poona,Ki^^. D.,Ornaments. LIST OF ORNAMENTS, FROM LEFTTO RIGHT. Three bracelets on top of board, from left to right :■—1.—Anklet with links like coils of a —Torn, or solid —Naugrihi, or wristlet of nine planets. Second row, from left to right : —4.—Large nathni, or —Another nangrihi. 6.—BTja, or custard apple worn on head above —Biiuiia, or ornament worn on —Hamel, or necklace of rupees with betel-leaf pendant. Third row, from le
. The tribes and castes of the Central Provinces of India . ligion of the Semites, note B.,P- 453- - Bontlniy Gazetteer, Poona,Ki^^. D.,Ornaments. LIST OF ORNAMENTS, FROM LEFTTO RIGHT. Three bracelets on top of board, from left to right :■—1.—Anklet with links like coils of a —Torn, or solid —Naugrihi, or wristlet of nine planets. Second row, from left to right : —4.—Large nathni, or —Another nangrihi. 6.—BTja, or custard apple worn on head above —Biiuiia, or ornament worn on —Hamel, or necklace of rupees with betel-leaf pendant. Third row, from left to right :— 9.—Small nathni, or —Bora, or waistband with beads like smallpox —Kantha, or gold Bohta, or circlet for upper —Hasli, or necklet like collar-bone. Fourth row, from left to right :— 14.—Karaiiphul, or earring like marigold. 15.—Paijan, or hollow tinkling anklet. 16.—Dhara, or earring like shield. 17.—Another anklet. 18.—Another armlet, called I II BEADS AND OTHER ORNAMENTS 525 the nose is a small segment, which is the crescent moonand is hidden when the ornament is in wear. On the frontside of this are red stones, representing the sun, and on theunderside white ones for the moon. The nathni has somemysterious connection with a womans virtue, and to takeoff her nose-ring—nathni utarna—signifies to dishonour awoman (Platts). In northern India women wear the nose-ring very large and sometimes cover it with a piece of clothto guard it from view or keep it in parda. It is possiblethat the practice of Hindu husbands of cutting off the noseof a wife detected in adultery has some similar association,and is partly intended to prevent her from again wearinga nose-ring. The toe ornament of a high-caste woman iscalled hichJiia and it represents a scorpion {bicJihii). A ringon the big toe stands for the scorpions head, a silver chainacross the foot ending in another ring o
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