Pair of Ear Ornaments (Kowari)

CultureBugis peoples, Sumbawa Kingdom
Titles
  • Pair of Ear Ornaments (Kowari)
Date19th century
PlaceIndonesia
MediumGold
DimensionsEach: 1/4 × 2 1/4 diameter in. (0.6 × 5.7 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2004.2356.1,.2
Non exposé

Explore Further

Provenance[Frank Wiggers, Insulinde Indonesian Arts, Forest Knolls, CA, by 2001][1]; purchased by Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913-2008), Houston, 2002-2004; given to MFAH, 2004.

[1]Glassell Inventory, described on 12/31/01.

Cataloguing data may change with further research.

If you have questions about this work of art or the MFAH Online Collection please contact us.

Pair of Ear Ornaments (Kowari)
late 19th–early 20th century
Gold alloy
2004.2369.1,.2
Pair of Ear Ornaments (Kowari)
late 19th–early 20th century
Gold
2004.2375.1,.2
Pectoral
18th–19th century
Gold
2006.540
Wutala, Ancestral Crown
15th–17th century
Gold
2004.2311
Chief's Pectoral Disk (Tabilu)
18th–19th century
Gold
2004.2289
Necklace
17th–19th century
Gold
2004.2305
Amulet in the form of a Turtle
12th–14th century
Gold
2004.2313
Necklace
late 18th–early 19th century
Gold
2006.539
Kris
17th–early 18th Century
Gold, wood, rubies
2004.2351.A,.B
Ceremonial Pectoral Disk (Karse)
early 19th century
Gold
2004.2317
Ceremonial Pectoral Disc (Bulan Mas)
19th century
Gold alloy
2004.2324
Pair of Birth Amulets (Penutup Puser)
Early 19th century
Gold
2004.2322.1,.2