Pair of Ear Ornaments (Kowari)

CultureBugis peoples
Titles
  • Pair of Ear Ornaments (Kowari)
Datelate 19th–early 20th century
PlaceIndonesia
MediumGold alloy
Dimensions.1: 1/8 × 2 3/8 diameter in. (0.3 × 6 cm)
.2: 1/8 × 2 1/2 diameter in. (0.3 × 6.4 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2004.2369.1,.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, 1996-2004; given to MFAH, 2004.

[1]Glassell Inventory, described on 12/15/94.

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