Antique Swami-style button hook for ankle boots, dating from the 1880-1920 period. This type of accessory was used to grasp and pull small buttons through the buttonholes of ankle boots, thus facilitating the fastening of late 19th and early 20th-century footwear.
The silver handle is particularly remarkable for its rich Hindu-inspired relief decoration. It features two female deities: Sarasvati, goddess of knowledge, music, the arts, and wisdom, recognizable notably by her stringed instrument, and Matangi, a tantric goddess associated with speech, knowledge, music, and the arts, represented here with birds evoking her traditional parrots.
The finesse of the decoration, the plant motifs, and the divine representations make this antique utilitarian object a unique decorative piece, bearing witness to the Western taste of that era for the arts and iconography of India.
Features:
- ✨ Deities: Sarasvati and Matangi
- 💫 Benefits/powers: Knowledge, wisdom, arts, music, eloquence, inspiration, and mastery of speech.
- 📐 Dimensions: Length 27 cm
- ⚓ Weight: 80 grams
🪷 Sarasvati and Matangi embody two complementary expressions of sacred knowledge: one enlightens the mind through wisdom and the arts, while the other reveals the profound power of speech, sound, and inspiration. United on this antique object, they evoke the transmission of knowledge and the creative force that arises from knowledge.