Unknown Indonesian
Bridal Headdress

CultureBengkulu Region peoples
Titles
  • Bridal Headdress
DateLate 19th century
PlaceIndonesia
MediumGold and silk
Dimensions1 5/8 × 42 1/2L × 1 15/16 in. (4.1 × 108 × 4.9 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2004.2302
Not on view

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Provenance[Frank Wiggers, Insulinde Indonesian Arts, Forest Knolls, CA, by 1999][1]; purchased by Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913-2008), Houston, 1999-2004; given to MFAH, 2004.

[1]Glassell Inventory, described on 3/12/99.

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