Minangkabau 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 middle or 2nd half of the 20th Century.

Dimensions:

Length of the necklace: 66 cm
Size of the gilded silver boxes: 3 x 3 cm and 2 x 2 cm
Diameter of the terracotta beads: 3,5-2 cm
Weight: 213 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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