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1. Sisphul, chaunk or choti phul – a round boss worn on the hair over the forehead
i guess its sagiphull
thanks for sharing
1. Sisphul, chaunk or choti phul – a round boss worn on the hair over the forehead
i guess its sagiphull
thanks for sharing
There are heaps of traditional punjabi ornaments that were or still being worn by panjabis all over the world. Some of them I have tried listing below. Does anyone know of anyother ornaments that are not listed on this list
HEAD ORNAMENTS
Men
1. Sarpesh – the jeweled aigrette worn in front of the turban
2. Kutbiladar– an oval pendant worn over the forehead
3. Kalgi – Plume in jeweled setting
4. Turah-I-marwarid – tassels of pearls worn on the turban
Women
1. Sisphul, chaunk or choti phul – a round boss worn on the hair over the forehead
2. Mauli– a long chain made of rows of pearls separated by jeweled studs
3. Sir mang – a pendant worn on the head by Hindus
FOREHEAD ORNAMENTS
By Women only
1. Tika or kashka – small ornament on the forehead which hangs with a chain
2. Chand bina – a moonshaped pendant
4. Tawit – small amulets worn on the head
5. Jhumar – a tassel shaped ornament or pendant
6. Guchhi marwarid – a cluster of pearls
7. Bindi– small tinsel forehead ornament
8. Barwata – tinsel stars worn over the eyebrows
EAR ORNAMENTS
Men
1. Bala – very large ring worn by Khatris, Sikhs and Dogras
2. Murki - smaller earrings of the same shape
3. Dur– a small earring with three studs
4. Birbali – a broad earring with three studs
Women
1. Bali or Goshwara – a set of rings worn on the edge of the ear
2. Bali Bahaduri – it has a large pointed stud in the center
3. Karnphul, Dhedu and Jhumka – all forms of tassel like ornaments
4. Pipal Pata – like a murki, but has a pendant ending in a fringe of little gold pipal leaves
5. Kantala – A similar ornament like pipal-patta but this has a stud besides the pendant
6. Bala Khungri – a heavy fringed earring
7. Bala Katoriwalla – an earring with a bowl-like pendant
8. Khalli – small earring
9. Jalil – A small earring with a small jeweled central stud
10. Phumni – silk and tinsel tassels
11. Machh Machlian – a small gold figure of a fish worn as an earring
12. Mor Phunwar – pendant of jewels being an imitation of the figure of a peacock
NOSE ORNAMENTS
Women
1. Nath – a large nose ring with one side ornamented with a belt of jewels or a few pearls
2. Bulak – a small pendant either worn hung to the cartilage of nose, or strung to a nath
3. Latkan– a sort of pendants put on to the thin gold ring called nath and hanging from it
4. Morni – a small pendant for the above, shaped like the spread out tail of a peacock
5. Laung – a small stud let into the flesh of the nostril on one side with a pearl on it
6. Phuli– a small ring with a single emerald, or other stone of an oval shape, as a pendant
7. Bohr – a dangling pendant of gold pipal-leaves
NECK ORNAMENTS
Men
1. Mala – a necklace of large beads handing down long and loose
2. Kaintha – this fits rather close to the neck, the pendant may be omitted
3. Nam – an amulet, round or star shaped, suspender from a twist of colored silk thread
4. Tawiz - a square amulet, jeweled or otherwise
5. Zanjiri – a set of chains
Women
1. Chandanhar – a collar or necklace of a great number of chains
2. Mala – a plain necklace of pearls or gold bead, hanging down long
3. Champakali – a necklace like a collar with pendants of plain metal or set with stones.
4. Jugni – single jeweled pendant, hanging from a necklace of silk and elongated in shape
5. Mohran – a gold mohur or coin hung by a silk necklace
6. Guluband – a jeweled collar
9. Mohnmala – gold beads necklace with an interval of twisted thread between each bead
10. Atradan – a square jeweled or plain gold pendant attached to a silk chain
11. Kandi– a chain of silk carrying amulet cases
12. Silwatta– an amulet case shaped like a small gold pillow with two suspended rings
ARM ORNAMENTS
1. Bazuband – a broad belt-like ornament mounted on silk and tied on the upper arm
2. Nauratan – like bazuband, consisting of a band of nine gems set side by side by silk ties
3. Taviz – an amulet worn on the upper arm
5. Bhawatta– a square gold ornament, worn on the upper arm
BRACELETS
Men
1. Ponchi – a series of strings of shells or small gold elongated beads worn on the wrist
2. Kangan or Kara or Gokru – a bracelet of stiff metal
Women
1. Ponchian – worn on wrist with several categories called kutbi, chuhadandi, iliachdana etc.
2. Kangan- worn on the wrist are generally of gold
3. Banka – thick gold bracelets, mostly used by Hindus
4. Gajra– a flexible bracelet made of square gold studs mounted on a silk band
5. Churi – of several varieties generally made of a flat ribbon of gold or silver, bent round
6. Jhankangan – small hollow karas with grains introduced into the hollow to rattle
FINGER RINGS
1. Anguthi– a ring set with stones also called mundri
2. Challa – a plain hoop or whole hoop ring, with or without stones, being of gold or silver
3. Angutha – a big ring with a broad face worn on the toe
4. Shahelmi or Khari – a ring of long oval shape
ANKLETS
1. Pahzeb – various ankle ornaments made with chains and pendants of silver
2. Jhanjar – a large hollow ring which rattles when the wearer walks
3. Kharian-apir or khalkhal – like karas worn on the ankles
4. Ghungru – a ring or ankle of long ornamental beads of silver worn on the feet
5. Zanjiri – a set of chains with broad clasp, also known as tora
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Traditional Ornaments of Punjab
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.
jhumar
ORNAMENTS WORN ON THE FOREHEAD
By Women only
Damni or dauni – a fringe hanging over the forehead on either side of the face, some of these are richly jeweled. These are of various varieties like kutabi and sosani
Tika or kashka – small ornament on the forehead which hangs from the middle of the head on the forehead with a chain. (pendant).
Chand bina – a moonshaped pendant.
Tawit – small amulets worn on the head.
Jhumar – a tassel shaped ornament or pendant.
Guchhi marwarid – a cluster of pearls.
Bindi – small tinsel forehead ornament.
Barwata – tinsel stars worn over the eyebrows, not to be confounded with Bhawata, an armlet.
punjabi girl with saggi phull and tikka
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.
NOSE ORNAMENTS
Women’s
Nath – a large nose ring, one side of ring being ornamented with a belt of jewels or a few pearls hung on to it.
Bulak – a small pendant either worn hung to the cartilage of the nose, or else strung to a nath.
Latkan – a sort of ornament of pendants put on to the thin gold ring called a nath, and hanging from it.
Morni – a small pendant for the above, shaped like the spread out tail of a peacock.
a doll wearing natth
Laung – a small stud let into the flesh of the nostril on one side, generally of gold, with a pearl or turquoise on it.
Phuli – a small ring with a single emerald, or other stone of an oval shape, as a pendant.
Bohr – a dangling pendant of gold pipal-leaves.
NECKLACES AND NECK ORNAMENTS
Men’s
Mala – a necklace of large beads handing down long and loose.
Kanth-kanthi – this fits rather close to the neck, the pendant may be omitted. This is also worn by women.
Nam – an amulet, round or star shaped, suspender from a twist of colored silk thread fastened round the neck by tying at the back, nearly like jugni.
Tawiz - a square amulet, jeweled or otherwise.
Takhti – a flat square plate engraved with figures etc.
Zanjiri – a set of chains.
Chandarmah – a large gold flat medal suspended by a single ring on a silk chair or cord.
kaintha worn by a punjabi gabhru
Women’s
Chandanhar – a collar or necklace of a great number of chains.
Mala – a plain necklace of pearls or gold bead, hanging down long.
Champakali – a necklace like a collar with pendants, the pendants or rays are either of plain metal or set with stones.
Jugni – a single jeweled pendant, hanging from a necklace of silk and elongated in shape.
Mohran – a gold mohur or coin hung by a silk necklace.
Haul Dil – a sort of amulet of jade cut in curves round the edge.
Hassi or Hass – like a torque, a ring or collar of silver, thick in the middle and thin at either end.
Guluband – a jeweled collar.
Mohnmala – a long necklace made of large gold beads, with an interval of gold twisted thread between each bead.
Atradan – a square jeweled or plain gold pendant attached to a silk chain.
Kandi – a chain of silk carrying amulet cases.
Silwatta – an amulet case, shaped like a small gold pillow or bolster, with two rings suspended from it.
ARM ORNAMENTS
Bazuband – a broad belt-like ornament generally mounted on silk and tied on the upper arm.
a bazuband
Nauratan – almost like bazuband, the ornament consisting of a band of nine gems set side by side and tied by silk ties.
Taviz – an amulet worn on the upper arm.
Anant – meaning endless, a large thin but solid ring of gold or silver, used chiefly by Hindus.
Bhawatta – a square gold ornament, worn on the upper arm.
BRACELETS
Men’s
Ponchi – a series of strings of shells or small gold elongated beads worn on the wrist.
Kangan or Kara or Gokru – a bracelet of stiff metal, when the edges are serrated, it is called gokru.
Women’s
Ponchian – worn on the wrist, which are a several categories called kutbi, chuhadandi (the beads like a rat’s teeth), iliachdana (like cardamom grains) etc.
Kangan - worn on the wrist are generally of gold.
Banka – thick gold bracelets, mostly used by Hindus.
Gajra – a flexible bracelet made of square gold studs mounted on a silk band.
Churi – of several varieties generally made of a flat ribbon of gold or silver, bent round.
traditional wooden bangles
Bain – long silver sleeve or tube worn on both arms, like a lot of churis fastened together.
Band – an armlet, broad and heavy.
Jhankangan – small hollow karas with grains introduced into the hollow to rattle.
FINGER RINGS
Anguthi – a ring set with stones also called mundri.
Challa – a plain hoop or whole hoop ring, with or without stones, being of gold or silver, but the same all round, challas are worn on the toe also.
Angutha – a big ring with a broad face worn on the toe.
Khari Panjangla – a set of finger rings of ordinary shape.
Shahelmi or Khari – a ring of long oval shape.
Birhamgand – a broad ring.
ANKLETS
Pahzeb – various ankle ornaments made with chains and pendants of silver, which clink together when the weaver walks.
Chanjar – a large hollow ring which rattles when the wearer walks.
Kharian-apir or khalkhal – like karas worn on the ankles.
Khungru – a ring or ankle of long ornamental beads of silver worn on the feet.
Zanjiri – a set of chains with broad clasp, also known as tora.
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.
jhumar
ORNAMENTS WORN ON THE FOREHEAD
By Women only
Damni or dauni – a fringe hanging over the forehead on either side of the face, some of these are richly jeweled. These are of various varieties like kutabi and sosani
Tika or kashka – small ornament on the forehead which hangs from the middle of the head on the forehead with a chain. (pendant).
Chand bina – a moonshaped pendant.
Tawit – small amulets worn on the head.
Jhumar – a tassel shaped ornament or pendant.
Guchhi marwarid – a cluster of pearls.
Bindi – small tinsel forehead ornament.
Barwata – tinsel stars worn over the eyebrows, not to be confounded with Bhawata, an armlet.
punjabi girl with saggi phull and tikka
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.
NOSE ORNAMENTS
Women’s
Nath – a large nose ring, one side of ring being ornamented with a belt of jewels or a few pearls hung on to it.
Bulak – a small pendant either worn hung to the cartilage of the nose, or else strung to a nath.
Latkan – a sort of ornament of pendants put on to the thin gold ring called a nath, and hanging from it.
Morni – a small pendant for the above, shaped like the spread out tail of a peacock.
a doll wearing natth
Laung – a small stud let into the flesh of the nostril on one side, generally of gold, with a pearl or turquoise on it.
Phuli – a small ring with a single emerald, or other stone of an oval shape, as a pendant.
Bohr – a dangling pendant of gold pipal-leaves.
NECKLACES AND NECK ORNAMENTS
Men’s
Mala – a necklace of large beads handing down long and loose.
Kanth-kanthi – this fits rather close to the neck, the pendant may be omitted. This is also worn by women.
Nam – an amulet, round or star shaped, suspender from a twist of colored silk thread fastened round the neck by tying at the back, nearly like jugni.
Tawiz - a square amulet, jeweled or otherwise.
Takhti – a flat square plate engraved with figures etc.
Zanjiri – a set of chains.
Chandarmah – a large gold flat medal suspended by a single ring on a silk chair or cord.
kaintha worn by a punjabi gabhru
Women’s
Chandanhar – a collar or necklace of a great number of chains.
Mala – a plain necklace of pearls or gold bead, hanging down long.
Champakali – a necklace like a collar with pendants, the pendants or rays are either of plain metal or set with stones.
Jugni – a single jeweled pendant, hanging from a necklace of silk and elongated in shape.
Mohran – a gold mohur or coin hung by a silk necklace.
Haul Dil – a sort of amulet of jade cut in curves round the edge.
Hassi or Hass – like a torque, a ring or collar of silver, thick in the middle and thin at either end.
Guluband – a jeweled collar.
Mohnmala – a long necklace made of large gold beads, with an interval of gold twisted thread between each bead.
Atradan – a square jeweled or plain gold pendant attached to a silk chain.
Kandi – a chain of silk carrying amulet cases.
Silwatta – an amulet case, shaped like a small gold pillow or bolster, with two rings suspended from it.
ARM ORNAMENTS
Bazuband – a broad belt-like ornament generally mounted on silk and tied on the upper arm.
a bazuband
Nauratan – almost like bazuband, the ornament consisting of a band of nine gems set side by side and tied by silk ties.
Taviz – an amulet worn on the upper arm.
Anant – meaning endless, a large thin but solid ring of gold or silver, used chiefly by Hindus.
Bhawatta – a square gold ornament, worn on the upper arm.
BRACELETS
Men’s
Ponchi – a series of strings of shells or small gold elongated beads worn on the wrist.
Kangan or Kara or Gokru – a bracelet of stiff metal, when the edges are serrated, it is called gokru.
Women’s
Ponchian – worn on the wrist, which are a several categories called kutbi, chuhadandi (the beads like a rat’s teeth), iliachdana (like cardamom grains) etc.
Kangan - worn on the wrist are generally of gold.
Banka – thick gold bracelets, mostly used by Hindus.
Gajra – a flexible bracelet made of square gold studs mounted on a silk band.
Churi – of several varieties generally made of a flat ribbon of gold or silver, bent round.
traditional wooden bangles
Bain – long silver sleeve or tube worn on both arms, like a lot of churis fastened together.
Band – an armlet, broad and heavy.
Jhankangan – small hollow karas with grains introduced into the hollow to rattle.
FINGER RINGS
Anguthi – a ring set with stones also called mundri.
Challa – a plain hoop or whole hoop ring, with or without stones, being of gold or silver, but the same all round, challas are worn on the toe also.
Angutha – a big ring with a broad face worn on the toe.
Khari Panjangla – a set of finger rings of ordinary shape.
Shahelmi or Khari – a ring of long oval shape.
Birhamgand – a broad ring.
ANKLETS
Pahzeb – various ankle ornaments made with chains and pendants of silver, which clink together when the weaver walks.
Chanjar – a large hollow ring which rattles when the wearer walks.
Kharian-apir or khalkhal – like karas worn on the ankles.
Khungru – a ring or ankle of long ornamental beads of silver worn on the feet.
Zanjiri – a set of chains with broad clasp, also known as tora.
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