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| Metal | Brass |
| Stone Type | Pearl |
| Weight (g) | 25.00 |
| Colour | Oxidised |
| Occasion | Festival |
A broad heart-shaped frame of pierced goldwork hangs from a plain wire hoop, with two peacocks facing each other across its upper edge and a single pearl set between them at the centre.
This is the Maharashtrian bali, sometimes called bugadi — a form that is neither a hoop nor a drop but a flat worked plate carried on a hoop wire. The shape is broad at the top and tapers to a point at the bottom, and it sits forward of the ear rather than hanging below it, so it is read face-on rather than in profile. That is the opposite of how a jhumka works, and it is why these photograph and wear quite differently from any bell-shaped earring.
The two birds turn towards each other across the top of the frame, and the pearl sits exactly where their beaks meet — the single bright point in an otherwise entirely gold piece. Everything below is pierced: a dense lattice of small openings that makes the frame read as lace rather than as sheet metal and keeps a plate this wide from being heavy.
The wire passes through the lobe and hooks into the far side of the frame, the same principle as a plain hoop. Ease it through rather than forcing it, and close it gently.
Hair up or tucked back so the plate is seen face-on. These belong with Maharashtrian and Marathi dress — the nauvari saree, the paithani — and with plain silk and cotton, where the openwork reads clearly against the fabric. No necklace needed.
Festivals, Gudi Padwa, pujas, weddings and traditional functions.
Light for the size. The lattice removes most of the metal from a plate this wide.
This piece is brass finished with a gold-tone plating rather than solid gold, which is what keeps the price where it is and the weight low enough for comfortable wear. Plating is a surface rather than a bulk property, so how long it lasts depends almost entirely on what it is exposed to. Perfume, hairspray, sweat, soap and chlorinated water all shorten its life; a dry cloth after wearing and a closed pouch between wearings extend it considerably.
Put these on after perfume, hairspray and foundation. Wipe with a dry soft cloth after wearing and use a dry soft brush through the pierced lattice, where a cloth cannot reach. Hang or lay them flat in a pouch so the fringe is not crushed, and never use toothpaste, bleach or an ultrasonic cleaner.
Type: Bugadi hoop earrings. Metal: Brass. Finish: Gold-tone plating. Work: Pierced heart-shaped frame with facing peacocks and a centre-set pearl, on a hoop wire. Closure: Hoop wire through lobe.
| Metal | Brass |
| Stone Type | Pearl |
| Weight (grams) | 25.00 |
| Colour/Finish | Oxidised |
| Occasion | Festival |
| Gender | women |
| SKU/Product Code | KEYU440F100785 |
