Pair of Earrings (Bela)

CultureNgada peoples
Titles
  • Pair of Earrings (Bela)
Dateearly 20th century
PlaceIndonesia
MediumGold
Dimensions.1: 1 5/8 × 1 1/2 × 1/4 in. (4.1 × 3.8 × 0.6 cm)
.2: 1 5/8 × 1 3/8 × 1/4 in. (4.1 × 3.5 × 0.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2004.2288.1,.2
Not on view

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Provenance[Frank Wiggers, Insulinde Indonesian Arts, Forest Knolls, CA, by 1995][1]; purchased by Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913-2008), Houston, 1996-2004; given to MFAH, 2004.

[1]Glassell Inventory, 1/12/95.

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