Artist
Unknown Indonesian
CultureNgada peoples
Titles
- Betel Pendant on Chain
Date19th century
PlaceIndonesia
MediumGold
DimensionsBetel box: 2 3/4 × 1 1/2 × 5/16 in. (7 × 3.8 × 0.8 cm)
Overall with Chain: 14 1/2 × 1 1/2 × 5/16 in. (36.8 × 3.8 × 0.8 cm)
Overall with Chain: 14 1/2 × 1 1/2 × 5/16 in. (36.8 × 3.8 × 0.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2004.2412
Not on view
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Department
Asian Art, Glassell CollectionObject Type
[1]Glassell Inventory, described on 7/20/93.
Exhibition History"Gold! Natural Treasure, Cultural Obsession," Houston Museum of Natural Science, February 18–September 18, 2005.
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Unknown Indonesian
Late 19th–early 20th century
Silver and gold
2004.2333
Unknown Indigenous Pacific Islands or First Nations Australian artist
1900–1940
Wood
66.12.1,.2
Unknown Indonesian
late 19th century
Gold and beads
2004.2310