Pectoral disc "mas bulan" ·  Indonesia - West or Central Timor · ID: 3051238

Description

brass, hammered and embossed disc, adorned with a crescent moon “kae bauk”

These disc-shaped ornaments are associated with celestial bodies and form an important part of a warrior’s costume in much of eastern Indonesia.

The object Pectoral disc “mas bulan” with the object ID 3051238 was last part of the auction Auction 103 at November 16, 2024 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 307.

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Comparing literature

Wittich, Ute, Schönheit und Magie, Hirnsturm 2008, p. 147