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Rh Alwar enamelling is done to a limited extent, but the work is good.

A very fine species of enamelling on gold is done at Jorhát in Assam. The colours are blue, green, and white, and the effect is strikingly beautiful. The ornaments produced are lockets, ear-rings, bracelets, and necklaces. The sale is not extensive, and is only confined to the Assamese. The ornaments are often set with precious stones.

A kind of imitation enamel is wrought in Indor and Ratlám. Studs, brooches, necklaces, bracelets, &c., are made. Opinions differ about the mode of manufacture, which is a family secret. But the work is said to consist of "thin gold leaf cut into fine and elaborate designs, and laid on glass of various colours. It is frequently bordered with silver or gold filigrain, and is very effective in appearance." Price, set of studs 2; brooches from 5 to 25; bracelets from 20 to 40. [For a further account of the art of enamelling see "Enamelled Ware."]

In Bengal, North-Western Provinces, and practically all over India, heavy personal ornaments made of brass and bell-metal are largely worn by low castes and aboriginal tribes. These mostly consist of ornaments for the neck, the hands, and the feet. Of these the following are well-known ornaments: Hânsuli, a neck ornament already described under gold and silver jewellery. Pairi, heavy ornament for the feet. Kará, anklets. Batesi, wristlets worn on both hands from the wrist up to the elbow. Kháru, a broad bracelet.

Personal ornaments of base metals are made at Madras, Madura, and Kistna Districts in the Madras