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| Metal | Brass |
| Stone Type | No Stone |
| Weight (g) | 13.00 |
| Colour | Oxidised |
| Occasion | Festival, Wedding, Party |
A royal little scene for half-up hair. A plain round ring, edged on the outside with dots on short stalks like the rays of the sun, frames an elephant walking with its trunk raised and a decorated saddle cloth, and a lotus of pointed petals sits at the bottom of the ring.
The antique gold finish is warm, with darker shading in the recesses that brings out the saddle pattern and the lotus petals. The piece is open, so your hair shows through around the elephant, and it sits neatly where the top section of hair is gathered. It weighs about 13 g.
Elephants stand for good fortune, and the lotus for purity and beauty, two of the most auspicious motifs in Indian art. Framing them in a sun ring gives the pin a balanced, medallion-like shape that looks lovely against dark hair.
Gather the top half of long, straight or waved hair at the back and slide the pin in at the meeting point. It suits silk and cotton sarees, lehengas and festive kurta sets in ivory, blush, wine or green. Pair it with antique gold jhumkas and a temple-style necklace.
It brings two auspicious motifs together in a light, wearable hair pin that looks rich and handcrafted.
Decide where the piece should sit before you start: at the centre of a half-up style it frames the back of the head, at the top of a braid it finishes the plait neatly, and on the side of a bun it adds colour where most people look first. Make the hairstyle firm, then tuck the piece in at that point. A couple of bobby pins underneath give extra hold in silky hair.
Slide the pin into a firm bun, braid or gathered section of hair, from the side the decoration should face, so the prongs hide inside the hair and only the decorated head shows. It sits exactly as in the photos. It is made for half-up hair: gather the top section and slide the pin in where it meets.
Keep water, hair oil, perfume and sanitiser off the gold plating. A quick wipe with a soft cotton cloth is all the cleaning it needs; avoid polishing liquids, which can wear the plating. Store it in an airtight pouch, ideally with a silica gel sachet during the monsoon.
| Metal | Brass |
| Stone Type | No Stone |
| Weight (grams) | 13.00 |
| Colour/Finish | Oxidised |
| Occasion | Festival, Wedding, Party |
| Gender | women |
| SKU/Product Code | KEYU970X20670 |
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