brooches

Cloak fastener, koma, set with green stones. The fastener is formed of several elements linked together, with a brooch at each end. Towards each end is a section formed of three parallel chains, each with a rectangular silver element at each end, two of these elements decorated with a teardrop-shaped green-coloured stone, two with a yellow-coloured stone, possibly turquoise. A loop at each of the outermost ends, to which is attached a circular brooch. Between the two sets of chains is a row of four rings linking three coins. The central coin depicts King George VI, and is decorated with a stone surrounded by granulations. One other coin is an Indian one rupee dated 1986; the other a Bhutanese coin.

object
MUSEUM NUMBER
2014.138
PLACE
COLLECTION
MEASUREMENTS
overall: 774 mm x 69 mm x 14 mm
MATERIAL/TECHNIQUE
silver; stone
CATEGORY
Anthropology: Ethnography
SHAREABLE LINK

Continue exploring anthropology

Collection Information

These objects are only a part of our collections, of which there are more than 350,000 objects. This information comes from our collections database. Some of this is incomplete and there may be errors. This part of the website is also still under construction, so there may be some fields repeated or incorrectly formatted information.

The database sometimes uses language taken from historical documents to help research, which may now appear outdated and even offensive. The database also includes information on objects that are considered secret or sacred by some communities.

If you have any further information about objects in our collections or can suggest corrections to our information, please contact us: enquiry@horniman.ac.uk