Pair of Ear Ornaments

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CultureNias peoples

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Pair of Ear Ornaments

DateEarly 20th century

PlaceIndonesia

MediumGold

Dimensions.1: 2 × 2 7/8 × 1/2 in. (5.1 × 7.3 × 1.3 cm)
.2: 1 15/16 × 2 7/8 × 1/2 in. (4.9 × 7.3 × 1.3 cm)

Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.

Object number2004.2354.1,.2

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Department

Asian Art, Glassell Collection

Object Type

JEWELRY & ADORNMENT

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 10/15/93.

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