Necklace with beads and a rupiah

The pendant of this piece consists of a coin from 1936. Part of the name of the then king, George V, is still visible. The value of the coin is half a rupiah.This piece of jewellery is worn by Kukna women as a sign of their married state.In usually remote areas, about 80 million adivasi live, descendants of the primeval inhabitants of the Indian subcontinent. A few groups have retained their origi…