Forehead Crown and Chest Decoration from a Woman's Ceremonial Wedding Ensemble
Artist
Unknown Indonesian
CultureMinangkabau peoples
Titles
- Forehead Crown and Chest Decoration from a Woman's Ceremonial Wedding Ensemble
DateEarly 20th century
PlaceIndonesia
MediumGold and cloth
DimensionsCrown (.1): 8 7/8 × 10 1/2 × 3/8 in. (22.5 × 26.7 × 1 cm)
Chest Decoration (.2): 13 × 8 1/2 × 1/4 in. (33 × 21.6 × 0.6 cm)
Chest Decoration (.2): 13 × 8 1/2 × 1/4 in. (33 × 21.6 × 0.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2004.2340.1,.2
Non exposé
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Department
Asian Art, Glassell CollectionObject Type
[1]Glassell Inventory, described on 5/17/95.
Published References Summerfield, Anne and John Summerfield, "Walk in Splendor: Ceremonial Dress and the Minangkabau" (Los Angeles: UCLA Fowler Museum of Cultural History, 1999), 270, fig. 12.1.
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Unknown Indonesian
c. 1890
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2004.2266.1,.2
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Gold, silver, rubies, diamonds, and sapphires
2004.2275
