Rithika Pandey, Moulting/Mourning (2024)

The cloth is worn as a wraparound skirt by important Bushoong women during rituals and ceremonies. Often the cloth is wrapped with a band or belt around the top, over which the clo...

Enamelled gold mourning ring, the octagonal bezel set with an emerald, held by clawlets. Behind, flutes. The hoop of five scrolls, inscribed in reserve on black enamel 'JONAS PAUL ...

White cotton headscarf, part of the mourning dress of a kotomisi. An all-white angisa indicates the initial period of mourning. Gradually more colours may be worn, from black/blue ...

Pendant, gold, enamel, mounted with ivory carving under glass, framed in pearls. England, 1798. Gold mourning pendant with enamel, pearls and ivory under glass. Reverse inscribed, ...