Pair of Bracelets (Galang Gadang)

CultureMinangkabau peoples
Titles
  • Pair of Bracelets (Galang Gadang)
DateEarly 20th century
PlaceIndonesia
MediumGold over wood
Dimensions.1: 2 5/8 × 5 × 5 1/4 in. (6.7 × 12.7 × 13.3 cm)
.2: 2 3/4 × 5 × 5 1/2 in. (7 × 12.7 × 14 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2004.2336.1,.2
Non exposé

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Provenance[Frank Wiggers, Insulinde Indonesian Arts, Forest Knolls, CA, by 1994][1]; purchased by Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913-2008), Houston, 1994-2004; given to MFAH, 2004.

[1]Glassell Inventory, described on 7/22/94.

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