Sultan's Crown (Songko)

CultureBugis peoples
Titles
  • Sultan's Crown (Songko)
Date19th century
PlaceIndonesia
MediumGold wire and plant fibers
Dimensions3 1/2 × 7 5/8 × 6 1/4 in. (8.9 × 19.4 × 15.9 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2004.2357
Not on view

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Provenance[Frank Wiggers, Insulinde Indonesian Arts, Forest Knolls, CA, by 2002][1]; purchased by Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913-2008), Houston, 2002-2004; given to MFAH, 2004.

[1]Glassell Inventory, described on 12/31/01.

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Kris
17th–early 18th Century
Gold, wood, rubies
2004.2351.A,.B
Belt Buckle
19th century
Repousse gold over copper
2004.2307
Crown
16th–17th century
Hammered and repoussé gold
2006.538
Chief's crown
1900–1915
Gold leaf, wood, and velvet
97.898
Pair of Ear Ornaments
Early 20th century
Gold
2004.2354.1,.2
Wutala, Ancestral Crown
17th–18th century
Gold
2004.2308
Pair of Earrings (Subeng)
19th century
Gold, Borneo diamonds
2004.2326.1,.2
Comb
18th–19th century
Gold, precious stones, and buffalo horn
2006.534
Wutala, Ancestral Crown
15th–17th century
Gold
2004.2311
King's Crown
c. 1890
Gold, rubies, sapphires, diamonds, and copper
2004.2255
Headdress
1100–1450 AD
Feathers, cotton cloth, and string
2004.2517
Woman's Manta
1880–1890
Wool and cotton
90.504