rare jewelry

The courtship between parrots inspires the design of this necklace by Chander Kant. He carves the kadam wood pendant by hand with exquisite detail featuring the legendary Indian openwork style known as jali. The pendant centers a long beaded necklace.

A rare white elephant holds keepsakes in a latticework box by Gulam Rasool. A master at traditional jali or openwork carving, he works in natural soapstone.