Mrs. Rt vttt-Carnac. 
Collection of Ornaments worn bt the Natives op India. (From the London Exhibition 
of 1872.) The jewellery in this Collection is of glass and gilt. 
A.—HEAD ORNAMENTS. 
1. “ Seethee ” or “ Bindee.” Head Ornament. Worn 
by Hindoo and Mahomedan women in Upper 
India. 
This specimen is made in lae, and is worn by 
the lower classes only. It is an Imitation of the 
costly gold and jewelled Ornaments of a similar 
shape worn by the rieh. The centre point falls 
back over the hair, and the rosettes are fastened 
into the ears. These lae Ornaments are much 
worn in Bundelcund (Central India). The lae 
bracelets in this Collection are worn by the same 
classes. Stick lac is proeured in the jungles, 
and is manufactured in the towns and villages. 
There are large manufactories of shell lac under 
European superintendence at Jubbulpore and 
Mirzapore. A considerable quantity of shell 
lac is annually exported from India via Cal- 
cutta and Bombay. 
2. “ Seethee ” or “ Bindee.” A head ornament in 
silver similar to the above, and worn chiefly by 
Hindoos. 
The triangulär centre-piece hangs over the 
forehead, and is fastened back into the hair by 
the chain and hook. The large bosses are 
fixed into the ears. 
3. “ Bandnee.” 
Head ornament somewhat similar to the 
above-mentioned ones, made of pewter, worn 
by the lower classes of Hindoos only. The 
higher classes wear similar patterns in gold and 
silver. 
6. “ Seethee ” or “ Seventee.” This is an imitation 
pearl and diamond head-dress worn by Hindoo 
women. 
The pattern is supposed to represent the 
blossom of the “ seventee,” a flower much used 
in their religious ceremonies. It is worn in the 
same manner as the before-mentioned head- 
dresses. These imitation Ornaments are chiefly 
manufactured in Delhi, Benares, and other 
large cities. 
7. “ Seethee ” or “ Seventee.” 
Pendant imitation jewel, worn singly on the 
forehead, by both Mahomedans and Hindoos, 
but as a rule worn by the children, both girls 
and boys. 
8. 9. “ Bindees.” 
Worn by all classes, but more especially by 
the Mahomedans. 
10. “Jumka.” 
Worn by Hindoo women in the Hills; the 
chains are worn across the head, the bell-ends 
fall over the ears. 
11. “ Jumka.” 
Worn by Hindoo and Mahomedan women, 
twisted in the back hair. This is a lac imita 
tion of the more costly kinds. 
12,13,14,15. “Juma.” 
Jewelled Ornaments. Worn by Mahomedan 
women, falling low over the forehead. 
IG. “Juma.” A similar ornament in gilt and tur- 
quoise. 
A very handsome jewelled one displayed by a 
Benares jeweller had, as pendants, repetitions 
of an open hand, the crescent and a star, and a 
feeble imitation of these designs may be traced 
in the ornament here exhibited. 
17, 18. “ Bij.” Worn chiefly by Hindoo women 
in Bundelcund, fastened into the hair. 
These specimens are in lac, and belong to the 
same dass of Ornaments as the “ seethee ” and 
bracelets mentioned above. 
19, 1, 2, 3. “ Kaitucks.” Worn by Hindoo women 
only. 
They are composed of three different Orna 
ments ; the round boss is worn in the centre of 
the hair, on the top of the head ; the leaf-shaped 
and crescent-shaped Ornaments are worn in 
front, towards the forehead. These Ornaments 
are chiefly worn in the Maharatta country. 
20, “ Rakhdee.” 
This is the centre piece of the “ kaituck,” and 
is worn, as already stated, by Maharattas and 
Madrassee women. The latter often wear from 
eight to sixteen smaller circles dotted about 
their back hair. They are fastened into the 
hair, sometimes by a spring or spiral twist, 
sometimes by a metal loop through which is 
passed a small plaited piece of hair. Hair pins, 
save as silver Ornaments, are unknown. 
21, “ Parak.” Turquoise head-dress. Worn by 
Ladak and Thibetan women. 
This head-dress, somewhat in the shape of a 
cohra’s liood, is worn falling back from the 
forehead over the head, often to the waist, 
ioaded with turquoise in the rough, and quaint 
cornelian brooches often engraved. A “parak ” 
is a lady’s dower, and until she has one of 
ordinary dimensions, a girl is supposed not to 
marry. The hair is plaited into long thin wisps 
intermingled to lengthen it with false hair made 
of wool; the different plaits meet at the waist, 
and there forming one single plait, they fall to 
the ankles, ending in a bunch of artificial hair 
similar to the tuft on a cow’s tail. 
22, 24. . Silver head-dress. 
Worn by the Hindoo women in the Koolu 
valley and other parts of the Himalaya. The 
silver boss and tassel hang down on the side 
of the head. 
25. . Silver pig-tail. 
Worn twisted into the back hair, by both 
Hindoos and Mahomedans. 
23, 26, 27. Head Ornaments. 
28, 29. “ Kunthia.” 
Worn by Hindoo and Mahomedan women, 
drooping over the side of the head, and usually 
attached by its chains to an equal number of 
ear-rings. 
30,31. “Kunthia.” 
Commoner specimens of the same ornament.