The Antiquities of Orissa v1.c10.141

v1.c10.141

Passing over a great number of modifications of these styles, of which no drawings have been taken, I come to Illustration No. 101, in which the coiffure is raised to an angle of 50 degrees, and tied round by a string of pearls. Upon the coil is a round button-like protuberance, but whether of hair or metal, it is difficult to make out. The forehead is encircled by a tiara. This form, without the tiara and button, may still be seen among the poorer classes of Uriyās, and the figures on which they have been seen, occupy positions which indicate that formerly it was likewise confined to the lower orders of the people.