DepartmentAsia

Akar Bahar ("sea root") amulet bracelet

NameBracelet

Artist Artist Not Recorded

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.