AN INDONESIAN ACEH-STYLE GILT SILVER BELT AND... Lot 46

AN INDONESIAN ACEH-STYLE GILT SILVER BELT AND BUCKLE Early 20th century 69 cm, the buckle 10 x 10 cm Formed by thirteen plaques and a larger buckle, each piece richly chased and pierced with birds amidst flowers and foliage. Provenance: acquired before 1975. This kind of belt was worn by Peranakan Chinese on Java and Straits Chinese women on particular occasion such as wedding. Its style is directly influenced by belts produced in south Aceh in the northern tip of Sumatra. For a very similar gold example see A. Richter – B. Carpenter, Gold Jewellery of the Indonesian Archipelago, Singapore 2012, p. 332; see also B. Carpenter, Ethnic Jewellery from Indonesia. Continuity and Evolution, Singapore 2012, p. 118