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BELT - JAVA-INDONESIA

Posted by Peter Hoesli on April 24, 2015 at 2:08pm
This is a very special belt. It is from Java-Indonesia and even though of the size for an adult, worn among others also by children (I have somewhere a photo of children wearing them - very cute! - I will check and if I find it here with me, post it accordingly). The buckle is a mix of metals - iron, copper and silver. The animals (rooster, etc.) are solid gold and there are 14 rough cut diamonds around the center (1 is missing). The belt itself is featuring great workmanship (details of the belt are pictured at the bottom) in high silver. This belt must have taken ages to manufacture.While I have seen other belt buckles similar to this one, I have never seen such an elaborate silver belt with it.
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  • Ethnic Embellishments April 24, 2015 at 5:11pm

    Dear Peter, I have posted a buckle from Malaysia some time ago with the same workmanship.  It also reminds me of Qing dynasty chinese work.  Perhaps some silversmiths were Straits Chinese in origin?

  • Mustafa J. Salem April 24, 2015 at 7:33pm

    Piece of treasure. Amazing with so much work. It must have taken a long time to put together. Congratulations Peter for this beautiful piece.

  • Peter Hoesli April 25, 2015 at 5:40pm

    Dear Hillary and Mustafa; Many thanks for your comments. I could very well imagine that the silversmiths were Straits Chinese in origin. I will try to find the photo with the children wearing these belts. I remember that there was also an explanation on the origin of them. Once found, I will post the article. With kind regards. Peter

  • Joost Daalder April 25, 2015 at 8:12pm

    I think that this is very probably made by the Straits Chinese, Peter. I am not quite as certain as in the case of some other items you have recently posted, but still feel that it is less likely to come from other areas. They make spectacular work, don't they?

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