Bracelet - Gelang Sarung
Toba Batak, Sumatra, Indonesia
Gold, suasa
19th century
Diameter:  3 1/2" - 9 cm
$7800

 

This superb bracelet is unusual in that it is constructed of gold instead of the more customary gilt silver.  Thus it would have been in the possession of an important chieftain's family, accentuating its elevated status within the clan.