Title
Bangle
Year/Period
Late 19th-early 20th century
Region
Palembang, South Sumatra
Object Type
Dimension
Object size: 2.8 x 7.3 x 7.3 cm
Accession No.
2002-00648
Collection of
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. Edmond Chin
This is an ornate silver bangle, with floral motifs, studded with Borneo diamonds. This bangle also reflects a certain Chinese influence in design and in the wire filigree technique. This was probably due to the fact that Palembang is home to a sizable Peranakan Chinese community. 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.
