Bridal Bracelet (Gelang Gadang Podang)

CultureMinangkabau peoples
Titles
  • Bridal Bracelet (Gelang Gadang Podang)
Datelate 19th–early 20th century
PlaceIndonesia
MediumHammered gold with filigree and granulation
Dimensions4 1/2 × 3 1/4 × 2 1/4 in. (11.4 × 8.3 × 5.7 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2004.2347
Non exposé

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Provenance[Frank Wiggers, Insulinde Indonesian Arts, Forest Knolls, CA, by 1992][1]; purchased by Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913-2008), Houston, 1992-2004; given to MFAH, 2004.

[1]Glassell Inventory, described on 10/23/92.
Exhibition HistoryExhibited in "Walk in Splendor: The Minangkabau and Their Ceremonial Arts," at the Fowler Museum of Cultural History, UCLA, Los Angeles, California, from May 2 to September 26, 1999 (LN:99.8).

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