Bride's Head Ornament (Sertali)

Bride's Head Ornament (Sertali)

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Bride's Head Ornament (Sertali)
CultureKaro Batak peoples
Titles
  • Bride's Head Ornament (Sertali)
  • Woman's Wedding Head Ornament (Sertali)
DateLate 19th–early 20th century
PlaceIndonesia
MediumGold with granulation, gold beads, and red cord
Dimensions4 1/2 × 26 1/4L × 3/4 in. (11.4 × 66.7 × 1.9 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2004.2316
Non exposé

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Department
Asian Art, Glassell Collection
Object Type
Provenance[Frank Wiggers, Insulinde Indonesian Arts, Forest Knolls, CA, by 1997][1]; purchased by Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913-2008), Houston, 1996-2004; given to MFAH, 2004.

[1]Glassell Inventory, described 5/31/96.

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