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Skinner AuctionsMarlborough MA
May 12, 2021 10:00 AMCalender
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Pair of Batak Silver Ear Ornaments, Padung-Padung

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$281$225
Auction: American Indian & Ethnographic Arts - 3640BLocation: MarlboroughDate / Time: May 12, 2021 10:00AM

Description:

Pair of Batak Silver Ear Ornaments, Padung-Padung, Karo Batak, Northern Sumatra, Indonesia, solid cast silver wire bent into two wings of tight spirals, creating a phallic-form, often worn in conjunction with a headdress due to the weight, ht. 4 5/8, wd. 3 1/4 in. each.

Provenance: Collected in-situ in the early 1980s; Private collection, San Francisco, California.
Estimate $300-500


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Northern Sumatra, Indonesia