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Woman's Ceremonial Headband

CultureNias peoples
Titles
  • Woman's Ceremonial Headband
DateLate 19th century
PlaceIndonesia
MediumGold
Dimensions1 7/8 × 7 dia. in. (55.9 × 4.8 × 17.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2004.2367
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, 1996-2004; given to MFAH, 2004.

[1]Glassell Inventory, described on 12/15/94.
Published References Frances Marzio, "The Glassell Collections of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston: Masterworks of Pre-Columbian, Indonesian, and African Gold" (Houston: MFAH; New Haven: Yale University Press, 2011), pp. 286-287.

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Crown
Unknown Indonesian
late 19th century
Gold
2004.2355
Kris
Unknown Indonesian
17th–early 18th Century
Gold, wood, rubies
2004.2351.A,.B
Necklace
Unknown Indonesian
Late 19th century
Gold
2004.2363
Queen's Crown
Unknown Indonesian
c. 1890
Repousse gold, rubies, sapphires, diamonds, and gold leaf
2004.2256
Pair of Arm Ornaments
Unknown Indonesian
c. 1890
Gold alloy, rubies, and diamonds
2004.2264.1,.2
Necklace
Unknown Indonesian
c. 1890
Gold alloy, rubies, sapphires, and diamonds
2004.2263
Pair of Arm Ornaments
Unknown Indonesian
c.1890
Gold alloy, rubies, sapphires, and diamonds
2004.2266.1,.2
King's Crown
Unknown Indonesian
c. 1890
Gold, rubies, sapphires, diamonds, and copper
2004.2255
Ceremonial Earring (Duri Duri)
Unknown Indonesian
Late 19th–early 20th century
Gold
2004.2318
Woman's Ceremonial Collar
Unknown Indonesian
Early 20th century
Chintz, gold, and wood
2004.2332
Crown
Unknown Indonesian
c. 19th century
Hammered and repoussé gold
2006.541
Pair of Ear Ornaments (Kowari)
Unknown Indonesian
19th century
Gold
2004.2356.1,.2
Unknown Indonesian