A pair of mas batu earrings said to be in the shape of an open omega. These gold or silver gilt Taninbar jewels, testifying to trade with Java and Bali, play a role in the exchange of gifts between obligated partners in asymmetrical marriages, with the "bridegroom" offering them to the bride's family. For earrings of the same type, see : L'Or des îles, ornements et bijoux ethniques de l'Insulinde - Donation Barbier-Mueller pour le Musée du Quai Branly, Éd. Somogy-Fondation Mona Bismarck, 2002, p. 302, n° 183. Moluccan Archipelago (Southeast), Indonesia Gilded silver, beautiful patina of use. H. 2,7 cm each. Provenance: Collection Nadine Vinot-Postry, Paris.