Long Earrings

ArtSell has recorded 1 auction result for Long Earrings in 2020, of which 0 sold (0%). Results come from León Gallery (1).

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   cast silver with four sides, ending in a tiny bell

   3 1/2” x 3” (9 cm x 8 cm) each <br /><br />“Cast silver earring with four sides, ending in a tiny bell. A flat earring, with the central space filled with tight spiral designs (found in Atoni bracelet work, which may also come from the same source.) Vroklage reproduces such earring in Sec.III, plates, in Ethnographie der Belu in Zentral-Timor (1953) and says they are called kavata (I:179). The Tetum marriage alliance system involves the exchange of considerable amounts of metal goods…” <br /><br />Reference: Rodgers, Susan. Power and Gold: Jewelry from Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines. Prestel-Verlag, 1988. p. 333

   León Gallery · Mar 25, 2020 · Lot 223
   Unsold / did not meet reserveView at León Gallery ↗