Mixed lot (2 items), Indonesia, Sumatra, Batak: Pair of Karo-Batak ‘Padung-padung’ ear pendants. Made of silver.
Mixed lot (2 items), Indonesia, Sumatra, Batak: Pair of Karo-Batak ‘Padung-padung’ ear pendants. Made of silver.
In the past the Karo-Batak women, north of Toba Lake in central Sumatra, wore such heavy ear pendants with double spiral ends, called ‘Padung-padung’. These were ‘threaded’ through pierced earlobes, but wearing ‘Padung-padung’ was additionally supported by the wearing of a large, folded headscarf! The present pair of Karo-Batak ‘Padung-padung’ ear pendants is old, was worn for a long time, and consists entirely of silver. Weight: 1.42 kg. Between the 19th and the early 20th centuries; H: each 16 cm. (ME)
Provenance: Belgian collection.
Literature: 'Batak' by Achim Sibeth, ill. 253, 254, 255.
Additional photo:
Karo Batak woman, in Sumatra, with ‘Padung padung’ ear pendants supported by a headscarf.
Photo from ‘Power and Gold’ by Susan Rodgers
Specialist: Erwin Melchardt
Erwin Melchardt
+43-1-515 60-465
erwin.melchardt@dorotheum.at
24.03.2014 - 16:00
- Realized price: **
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EUR 1,500.-
- Estimate:
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EUR 2,000.- to EUR 2,400.-
Mixed lot (2 items), Indonesia, Sumatra, Batak: Pair of Karo-Batak ‘Padung-padung’ ear pendants. Made of silver.
In the past the Karo-Batak women, north of Toba Lake in central Sumatra, wore such heavy ear pendants with double spiral ends, called ‘Padung-padung’. These were ‘threaded’ through pierced earlobes, but wearing ‘Padung-padung’ was additionally supported by the wearing of a large, folded headscarf! The present pair of Karo-Batak ‘Padung-padung’ ear pendants is old, was worn for a long time, and consists entirely of silver. Weight: 1.42 kg. Between the 19th and the early 20th centuries; H: each 16 cm. (ME)
Provenance: Belgian collection.
Literature: 'Batak' by Achim Sibeth, ill. 253, 254, 255.
Additional photo:
Karo Batak woman, in Sumatra, with ‘Padung padung’ ear pendants supported by a headscarf.
Photo from ‘Power and Gold’ by Susan Rodgers
Specialist: Erwin Melchardt
Erwin Melchardt
+43-1-515 60-465
erwin.melchardt@dorotheum.at
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| Auction: | Tribal Art |
| Auction type: | Saleroom auction |
| Date: | 24.03.2014 - 16:00 |
| Location: | Vienna | Palais Dorotheum |
| Exhibition: | 18.03. - 24.03.2014 |
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