Punjabi Jewellery

Punjabi Jewellery

HEAD ORNAMENTS
Men’s 
Sarpesh – the jeweled aigrette worn in front of the turban, 
Kutbiladar – an oval pendant worn over the forehead, 
Kalgi – Plume in jeweled setting, 
Mukat or Mutakh – a head dress worn by Hindus at weddings, 
Turah-I-marwarid – tassels of pearls worn on the turban

Women’s
Sisphul, chaunk or choti phul – a round boss worn on the hair over the forehead, it is cut or indented so as to resemble a gold flower like chrysanthemum. 
Mauli – a long chain made of rows of pearls separated by jeweled studs, about 8 inches long hanging from the head on one side. 
Sir mang – a pendant worn on the head by Hindus.

EAR ORNAMENTS

Men’s 
Bala – very large ring worn by Khatris, Sikhs and Dogras, they have a pearl strung on the gold wire of which they are made.
Murki - smaller earrings of the same shape.
Dur – a small earring with three studs.
Birbali – a broad earring with three studs.
Durichah – an ear-ring with pendant tassel

Women’s 
Bali or Goshwara – a set of rings worn on the edge of the ear.
Bali Bahaduri – it has a large pointed stud in the center.
Karnphul, Dhedu and Jhumka – all forms of tassel like ornaments, made with silver chains and little balls.
Pipal-watta, or Pipal Pata – like a murki, but has a drop or pendant to it ending in a fringe of little gold pipal leaves.
Kantala – A similar ornament like pipal-watta but this has a stud besides the pendant.
Bala Khungri – a heavy fringed earring.
Bala Katoriwalla – an earring with a bowl-like pendant.
Khalli – small earring;
Jalil – A small earring with a small jeweled central stud.
Phumni – silk and tinsel tassels.
Machh Machlian – a small gold figure of a fish worn as an earring.
Tid-patang – a crescent shaped jeweled pendant. Along the lower edge of the crescent hangs a row of gold pipal leaves.
Tandaura, Dedi – a huge star-shaped jeweled stud.
Mor Phunwar – pendant of jewels being an imitation of the figure of a peacock.