Unknown Indonesian
Man's Ceremonial Pectoral

CultureFlores Island peoples
Titles
  • Man's Ceremonial Pectoral
Date1750–1800
PlaceIndonesia
MediumSheet gold
Dimensions1/4 × 5 1/4 diameter in. (0.6 × 13.3 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2004.2280
Not on view

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Provenance[Frank Wiggers, Insulinde Indonesian Arts, Forest Knolls, CA, by 1993][1]; purchased by Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913-2008), Houston, 1994-2004; given to MFAH, 2004.

[1]Glassell Inventory, described on 7/20/93.

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18th–19th century
Gold
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