Bracelet, highest grade silver in hollow tube form with granulated surface and having a rattle inside. Usually described as Toda by dealers in India, these bracelets are from South India but worn by the Sudra and Vellalars and other agricultural castes in and around Coimbatore , and Vizagapatram districts. Late 19th/early 20th century.
Measures: 3 3/4 “ H x 3 1/4 W inside opening 2.5 “
Published examples: A World of Bracelets - Ghysels collection, Skira publishing, page 169.