Diadème d'une noble "saihogo" ou "sanifi" ·  Indonésie - Nias Sud · ID: 3051099

Description

gold, 15.5 kt., 29 g, in round container made of fine rattan wickerwork (d: 20.5 cm)

The surface of the thin, easily mouldable gold sheet is embossed with delicate geometric patterns. Depending upon the owner’s status, complementary head ornaments may have been attached to the band.

Littérature comparée

Nias, Tribal Treasures, Cosmic reflections in stone, wood and gold, Delft 1990, p. 265, ill. 149 ff. Sibeth, Achim & Bruce W. Carpenter, Nias Sculpture, Mandala Collection, 2013, p. 233, v.09