Sumatran bracelets, Indonesia

Matching pair of gilded silver bracelets from South Sumatra, Indonesia, with blue glass beads and turquoises.

From the 1st half of the 20th century.

This type of bracelets resemble other examples of the Middle East and was probably manufactured by the Arab community inhabiting South Sumatra.

Dimensions:

Diameter: 8 cm (3,15 inches)
Width: 2 cm (0,79 inches)
Inner Diameter: 5,5 cm (2,17 inches)

Weight: 150,6 gr

Literature:

“Bracelets ethniques d’afrique, d’Asie d’Océanie et d’Amérique”, van Cutsem, Anne, Skira, 2002
“Ethnic Jewelry from Indonesia”, Carpenter, Bruce W., Editions Didier Millet, 2011

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