Victorian 9K Elephant Hair RingAntique Victorian c1870 and is made of a ribbon of solid 9 carat gold spiraled around a section of genuine elephant hair Era: Victorian Size 4. 5 Elephant hair jewelry was a popular souvenir during the period of British rule in India, and as a result, it was fashionable in the Victorian era. This ring would have been brought back to England towards the end of the 19th Century. Each strand is actually a piece of hair from an elephant (usually collected