Companion Necklace

CultureFlores, Nage, Boawae area
Titles
  • Companion Necklace
Date18th–19th century
Place depictedIndonesia
MediumOvula shells and rattan
DimensionsOverall: 9 1/2 × 9 1/4 × 1 1/2 in. (24.1 × 23.5 × 3.8 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Isabel B. and Wallace S. Wilson
Object number2006.536
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
206M Arnold Gallery
Exposé

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Department
Asian Art
Provenance[Frank Wiggers, Insulinde Indonesian Arts, Forest Knolls, California, before 2006]; purchased by MFAH, 2006.

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