Tiger Claw Necklace

CultureMinangkabau peoples
Titles
  • Tiger Claw Necklace
DateLate 19th–early 20th century
PlaceIndonesia
MediumGold foil, wood, copper, and coral
Dimensions14 1/2 × 5 5/8 × 7/8 in. (36.8 × 14.3 × 2.2 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2004.2329
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 10/15/93.

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