Unknown Indonesian
Pair of Woman's Earrings (Saro Dalinga or Gaule)

CultureNias peoples
Titles
  • Pair of Woman's Earrings (Saro Dalinga or Gaule)
DateLate 19th–early 20th century
PlaceIndonesia
MediumGold
Dimensions.1: 1 3/8 × 4 5/8 × 2 3/8 in. (3.5 × 11.7 × 6 cm)
.2: 1 3/8 × 5 × 2 1/2 in. (3.5 × 12.7 × 6.4 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2004.2353.1,.2
Not on view

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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 on 7/27/93.

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