these pieces are from rajisthan and have very nice blend of colors and beads.
1) these are most probably decoration for camel but some time are also used as waist bands for skirts.the close picture shows how fine the work is of making tassels with cotton,wool and white beads.these are very long tassels are joined with a longer string.



2)the one picture with three tassels joined together is for women hair which is knotted with it and in local language is called choti.

It is an armlet from south of India Andhra Pradesh from lambada gypsy tribe. The red beads used in them are white heart which came to India from Europe in mid 18th century till early 19th century. They traveled through different hands and came to the gypsy because the gypsies are more likely to do barter (exchange only) system. The other beads are hand made white metal beads. It also decorated with old round buttons as well as white metal beads and cotton tassels.

gypsy jewellery 1

gypsy women use a lot of jewellery and colors in there dressing.it makes them look very beautiful and heavenly.the next post will show a lot of jewellery from the gypsy's.which simple but beautiful.