Belt Buckle

CultureMinangkabau peoples
Titles
  • Belt Buckle
Date19th century
PlaceIndonesia
MediumRepousse gold over copper
Dimensions5 1/2 × 11 7/8 × 1 5/8 in. (14 × 30.2 × 4.1 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2004.2307
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 7/22/94.

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