Amulet davası

Gold amulet case on a chain (adjeumat). It is not known exactly what the box contains; we only know that it must be an amulet (tankaj), which protects the wearer against misfortune. Amulet boxes come in all shapes. The ends of the box are semi-spherical, decorated with floral motifs composed of twisted wire and small metal balls (the so-called fish-suit motif), and with a button at the top. This amulet case has probably been worn; it shows some wear to the higher parts of the decorations.‖ The necklace has round links and closes with a "kawet", an S-shaped hook, which is passed through the last (slightly larger) eye of the necklace at both ends, to close it. The middle part of the S-shaped clasp is broad and sometimes worked.‖ In 1904, T.J. Veltman published an article on Aceh goldsmithing in the Tijdschrift van het Bataviaasch Genootschap. In it he describes the origin of the gold used for jewellery (peukajan) in Aceh. In the past (that is, at least before 1903) gold was found on Aceh's west coast, but later coins were mainly melted down to make jewellery.Th. J. Veltman, the collector of a large collection of jewellery from Aceh, was a captain in the KNIL during the Aceh war, and