| Stone Type | Kemp Stone, Pearl |
| Weight (g) | 70.00 |
| Colour | Ruby |
| Occasion | Festival |
A broad pendant in pierced oxidised silver, shaped like a bell with a flat top, filled with a flowering vine — curling stems, leaves and small blooms, each petal and leaf set with a stone. A pearl fringe hangs from the lower edge. The chain is made of elongated rice shaped silver beads, and the matching jhumkas carry the same vine work across a stone set flower and a pierced dome.
Available in 4 colours: Baby Pink, Sea Green, Ruby and Green. The colour refers to the stones set into the vine.
The vine is drawn rather than arranged. Stems curl, leaves turn at different angles, and flowers sit where a plant would put them, so the pendant reads as a piece of a garden rather than a symmetrical pattern filled with stones.
Because the silver is pierced all the way through, that vine is silhouetted against skin or fabric. It is the reason the design is legible at a distance when a solid version of the same pendant would read as a dark mass.
Each petal and leaf is individually set rather than filled with a single large stone. It is far more work, and it is what makes the vine read as many small blooms instead of one shaped piece of colour.
Elongated silver beads strung end to end, a traditional South Indian chain that is flexible and light. It sits closer to the skin than a link chain and does not twist.
The pendant sits below the collarbone. Moderate weight, comfortable through a long function, and the pearl fringe keeps the lower edge soft.
Cotton, handloom and silk in plain colours. It suits a plain saree particularly well, where the pendant becomes the only pattern in the look.
Kemp is the deep red, slightly opaque stone found in South Indian temple jewellery, traditionally a glass or spinel imitation of ruby, set in a raised collet with a foil backing so it glows rather than sparkles. The green that accompanies it plays the part of emerald in the same way. The two colours together are so closely associated with the region that the style is often called kemp work regardless of what the rest of the piece is made of, and the flat, glowing quality of the stones is precisely what makes them read well under low light and in photographs, which is why dancers and brides have used them for generations.
Never use a silver dip, which strips the oxidised finish. Wipe with a dry soft cloth and store flat so the pearl fringe is not crushed.
| Stone Type | Kemp Stone, Pearl |
| Weight (grams) | 70.00 |
| Colour/Finish | Ruby |
| Occasion | Festival |
| Gender | women |
| SKU/Product Code | KEYU-NAA2917 |
