Unknown Indonesian
Bracelet

CultureNias peoples
Titles
  • Bracelet
DateLate 19th–early 20th century
PlaceIndonesia
MediumGiant clam shell
Dimensions5 1/8 × 5 1/8 × 4 1/4 in. (13 × 13 × 10.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2004.2414
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 10/15/93.

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