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Ceremonial Pendant (Mandaka)

West Sumba

Silver; 3 cm

19th century

These unusually shaped pendants are one of the rarest and most sacred of Sumba heirloom jewelry. Made of gold alloy or silver, they can be viewed as another version of the omega-shaped mamulis.

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