Necklace

Necklace

Public Domain

Necklace
CultureNias peoples
Titles
  • Necklace
DateLate 19th–early 20th century
PlaceIndonesia
MediumCoconut shell and brass
Dimensions9 1/16 × 8 1/8 × 7/8 in. (23 × 20.6 × 2.2 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2004.2416
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Department
Asian Art, Glassell Collection
Object Type
Provenance[Frank Wiggers, Insulinde Indonesian Arts, Forest Knolls, CA, by 1997][1]; purchased by Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913-2008), Houston, 1997-2004; given to MFAH, 2004.

[1]Glassell Inventory, described on 2/13/97.

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