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Unknown — Gold Chain office kanatar, Sumba, Small Sunda Islands, Indonesia, XIXth century
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Gold Chain office kanatar, Sumba, Small Sunda Islands, Indonesia, XIXth century

A prestigious gold chain ornament from Sumba in the Small Sunda Islands, dating to the nineteenth century. This office kanatar represents the wealth and status symbols important in Sumbanese culture.

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INDONESIA

October 29, 2021

Estimate: $35,000$50,000

Lot 31

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Unknown, Gold Chain office kanatar, Sumba, Small Sunda Islands, Indonesia, XIXth century

A prestigious gold chain ornament from Sumba in the Small Sunda Islands, dating to the nineteenth century. This office kanatar represents the wealth and status symbols important in Sumbanese culture.

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Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Indonesia, Gold, Small Sunda Islands, Gold Chain, Ornament, 19th Century, Kanatar, Sumba, Jewelry, Status Symbol

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Richard Caswell, Sebastián Naranjo, Jonah Handel, Musée d'Art Moderne de Paris, Ethan Elkins, Alex Capecelatro, Mihail Lari, Cleveland Museum of Art