VICTORIAN ELEPHANT HAIR BANGLE

A super cool Elephant hair and rolled gold bangle.

This is the chunkiest elephant hair bangle I have found so far, with 5 strands of elephant tail hair connected with alternating sections of rolled 14ct gold.

Looks epic alone as it’s wide enough to make a statement, but also looks great mixed in with a bunch of different bangles.

Elephant hair became a popular accessory during Victorian times

It was bought as an exotic souvenir during the British Raj, when Western European adventurers started visiting India and would commission elephant hair jewellery as a souvenir of their safari experience.

The single strand of hair was taken from the elephants tail, and wrapped in gold.

Elephant hair jewellery has been made since and is seen to prevent illness and harm, as well as bring love and luck.

MEASUREMENTS

Internal circumference approx: 20cm

Diameter approx: 6.5cm

Thickness approx: 1.2cm

WEIGHT

Weight approx: 9.6g

MATERIALS

Elephant tail hair & rolled 14ct gold

Rolled gold was first created in England in the 19th century. It is made by fusing sheets of 9ct or higher gold either side of a base metal.

The metals are heat bonded then rolled into flat sheets.

Rolled gold has around 100 times more gold content, than plated gold.

CONDITION

Elephant tail hair is in excellent condition, some wear to gold surface - see photos.

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