Bride's Head Ornament (Sertali)

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CultureKaro Batak peoples

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Bride's Head Ornament (Sertali)
Woman's Wedding Head Ornament (Sertali)

DateLate 19th–early 20th century

PlaceIndonesia

MediumGold with granulation, gold beads, and red cord

Dimensions4 1/2 × 26 1/4L × 3/4 in. (11.4 × 66.7 × 1.9 cm)

Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.

Object number2004.2316

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Department

Asian Art, Glassell Collection

Object Type

JEWELRY & ADORNMENT

Provenance[Frank Wiggers, Insulinde Indonesian Arts, Forest Knolls, CA, by 1997][1]; purchased by Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913-2008), Houston, 1996-2004; given to MFAH, 2004.

[1]Glassell Inventory, described 5/31/96.

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