Projapoti Terracotta Necklace Set

Description

In Bengal a projapoti fluttering into the house is said to bring good news, often a wedding on the way. This one is shaped in clay, fired, then painted by hand: white stripes across the upper wings, rows of white dots on the lower wings, and a little body in the middle with a yellow head, two gold-ball antennae and a tiny red flower painted at its heart. The butterfly sits wide across the neckline, and on each side a black bead, a brown wooden bead and another black bead lead into a thick bundle of cotton threads. We handpicked this set from Santiniketan, where clay and colour are part of everyday life. Wear it with a tant or a handloom saree for pujo, or let it lift a plain kurta on any day you feel like flying a little.

Pick your colour:

• Red: wings crossed in pink-red and yellow (one upper wing and the opposite lower wing in each), on red cotton threads; earrings in pink-red and yellow
• Green: all four wings in green shading to teal-blue, on green cotton threads; earrings in sky blue, lime green and yellow

• Material: hand-painted terracotta, black and brown wooden beads, cotton thread
• Set includes: 1 necklace + 1 pair of earrings (a small painted flower fan over a chevron-heart shape, on silver-tone hooks)
• Cord: multi-strand cotton thread, tied at the back
• Care: keep away from water & perfume; store in the pouch

Every Jhaapi piece is handmade, so tiny variations make yours one of a kind.