| Item-Number: | 820910 |
| Item-Description: | Pair of Minangkabau 12 ct. gold wedding armlets or Gelang Gadang inset with ruby coloured stones |
| Medium: | Gold, silver and copper amalgum |
| Origin: | Central Sumatra - Minangkabau |
| Dimensions: | Outer diameter 9.5 cm (max), inner 7 cm, weight 2x76.5 gms |
| Age: | c. 1900 or earlier |
| Provenance: | Collected Sumatra 1982 |
| Condition: | Excellent but uncleaned, dirty and tarnished (silver content) due to age. A few minor rubies missing. |
| Notes: | Totally uncleaned very intricately worked example of Minangkabau wedding jewellery set with numerous small rubies. Registers at 12ct. gold using a Mizar M24 Professional Gold Tester. These armbands would originally have been part of the wedding regalia for a Minangkabau bride, then passed down from mother to daughter (Minagkabau culture is matrilineal). Most probably from the Payakumbu area to the East of Bukit Tinggi. A museum quality pair of bracelets. |
