Minangkabau gilded silver necklace, West Sumatra, Indonesia
Minangkabau necklace of Terracota beads and hollow gilded silver boxes, from Payakumbuh district, West Sumatra. Such necklaces are worn by married women.
From the 1st half of the 20th Century.
Dimensions:
Length of the necklace: 65 cm (25,59 in)
Size of biggest gilded silver boxes:3,2 cm x 3,2 cm
Weight: 200 gr
References:
“Ethnic Jewelry from Indonesia”, Carpenter, Bruce W., Editions Didier Millet, 2011
“The jewelry of Southeast Asia”, Richter, Anne, Thames & Hudson, 2000
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