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Akar Bahar ("sea root") amulet bracelet
Akar Bahar ("sea root") amulet bracelet
Akar Bahar ("sea root") amulet bracelet
DepartmentAsia

Akar Bahar ("sea root") amulet bracelet

NameBracelet
Artist Artist unrecorded
Date2011
Place madeWest Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia
MediumSea fan (Gorgonian)
Dimensions1 5/16 × 3 1/16 × 2 15/16 in. (3.3 × 7.7 × 7.5 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, Gift of Alfonsa Horeng, A.2012.12.1
Terms
  • Flores
Object numberA.2012.12.1
DescriptionBlack bracelet formed from a section of sea fan. One branch is wrapped into a circular form which divides, the ends of the two sections wrapped into figure 8-like loops at the ends, forming the decorative ornamentation. Small gray and brown variations visible overall.
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