High grade silver bracelet from West or Central Timor, Indonesia. Men and women wore this type of bracelet decorated with spirals. The renowned goldsmiths of Ndao and Roti provided this region with silver jewelry for which the smelting of the rijksdaalders of the Netherlands provided the raw material. This particular bracelet has been made with a thick silver plate.
Provenance: European private collection.
Dimensions:
Total size: 7,6 x 5,7 cm
Inner size: 6 cm
Width: 2,5 cm
Back opening: 2,2 cm
Weight: 149,2 gr
Literature:
“Bracelets ethniques d’afrique, d’Asie d’Océanie et d’Amérique”, van Cutsem, Anne, Skira, 2002, p. 296-7
“De kracht van Zilver. Etnische sieraden uit de collectie smith hutschenruyter”, Mols, Luitgard, Wereld Museum, Rotterdam, 2011, p. 186
“The jewelry of Southeast Asia”, Richter, Anne, Thames & Hudson, 2000, p.300
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