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Earring, Mamuli

2008.17.0001

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Artifact Identification Earring, Mamuli   (2008.17.0001)
Classification/
Nomenclature
  1. Communication Artifacts
    2. :
  2. Personal Symbols
    3. :
  3. Status Symbols
Artist/Maker Unknown
Geographic Location
Period N/A
Date 1983-1984
Culture Sumbanese, Indonesian
Location Not on Exhibit

Physical Analysis

Dimension 1 (Width) 10.5 cm
Dimension 2 (Length) 10.5 cm
Dimension 3 (Diameter) 1.7 cm
Weight 60 g
Measuring Remarks Under Review
Materials Metal--Brass
Manufacturing Processes Cast

Research Remarks

Description N/A
Published Description N/A
Bibliography

Gittinger, Mattiebelle. Splendid Symbols: Textiles and Tradition in Indonesia. Washington, DC: Textile Museum, 1979.

Hoskins, Janet. "Arts and Cultures of Sumba." pp. 120-137. In Islands and Ancestors: Indigenous Styles of Southeast Asia, ed. by Jean Paul Barbier and Douglas Newton. New York: Neues Publishing Co., 1988.

Rodgers, Susan. Power and Gold: Jewelry from Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines. Geneva: The Barbier-Mueller Museum. 1985.

Artifact History

Credit Line/Dedication N/A
Reproduction No

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