Unknown Indonesian
Headdress

CultureMinangkabau peoples
Titles
  • Headdress
DateLate 19th–early 20th century
PlaceIndonesia
MediumGold and gold foil
Dimensions16 × 11 × 4 in. (40.6 × 27.9 × 10.2 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2004.2337
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
208M Mullins Gallery
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 7/22/94.

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