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Jewellery
 
Mutik Kanti
A necklace from Lahaul, with beads and semi-precious stones.
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Tuka Kanti
A necklace from Lahaul, with large semi-precious stones.
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Kirkisti
Kirkisti is a round silver or gold headgear.
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Aalong
Gold or brass ear-rings embedded with imitation beads.
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Nang
Pair of silver bangles.
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Pichoon
Silver plate embedded with stones, usually attached with the garment.
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Perak
A head-ornament worn only by married women, covering the entire head and hanging down the back over their elaborate hair-do
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Gau
A small copper box with finely worked gold or silver front with a glass orifice in the centre (within which an amulet can be kept) usually worn around the neck.
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Ultik
A necklace made by stringing together corals, ambers, mother-of-pearls and turquoises.
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Konta
Large gold or silver ear-rings, studded with transparent stones.
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Dikra
A silver ornament from Spiti.
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Nath
Gold nose-rings worn by women in Chamoli, Uttarakhand.
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Bichhwas
Silver toe-rings, popular in Chamoli, Uttarakhand.
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Frenga
A necklace from Tawang, Arunachal, adorn with semi-precious stones.
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