Specifications

• Height: 6,6 x 4,9 cm
• Material: gold (22ct)
• Position: 
• Gender: 
• Indigenous name: mamuli pawihi
• Price realised: € 4.000-5.000,- nc

Provenance

Private collection, The Hague; De Zwaan, Amsterdam 17-11-2020, lot 3300.

Publications

Wassing-Visser, Rita (1984), Sieraden en lichaamsversieringen uit Indonesië, 118 no 463 and 60 ill. 94. Ref.: Brinkgreve, Francine (2013), ‘From Lukas to Liefkes? Age and Authenticity of Gold Jewellery from Sumba, Indonesia’ in: Alexander Geurds & Laura Van Broekhoven (eds.) Creating Authenticity, 73-100.

Additional information

According to information provided by Brinkgreve this ornament is designated male, because of the decorated base, in this cae with a cockatoo.

Photo credits

De Zwaan, Amsterdam