Title
Group of pendants with bird motifs
Year/Period
Late 19th-early 20th century
Region
Java
Dimension
refer to parts
Accession No.
2002-00581
Collection of
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. Edmond Chin
This is a set of gold Javanese pendants, with granulation, embossed with bird motifs and foliage patterns. These pendants were worn by women of status as decorative pieces. 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.
