Ceremonial Earring (Duri Duri)

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CultureKaro Batak peoples

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Ceremonial Earring (Duri Duri)

DateLate 19th–early 20th century

PlaceIndonesia

MediumGold

Dimensions1 1/2 × 1 3/4 × 3/8 in. (3.8 × 4.4 × 1 cm)

Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.

Object number2004.2318

Not on view

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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, 1997-2004; given to MFAH, 2004.

[1]Glassell Inventory, described 9/18/97.

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