Title
Bracelet
Year/Period
Late 19th-early 20th century
Region
Timor, Lesser Sunda Islands
Dimension
Object size: 8.5 x 7.5 x 2.0 cm
Accession No.
2002-00554
Collection of
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. Edmond Chin
This is a gold bracelet attached with an ornament of a house, with decorative circular patterns on the bracelet. This was worn by aristocratic men and the house ornament represents a microcosm of the universe, the society, and the clan with all its associated alliances. Jewellery has many different functions in island Southeast Asia, for example it was used to indicate social positions, to symbolise the importance of the social relationship between the giver and the receiver during gift exchanges, and to serve as miniature religious objects.
