Guardian Panel

CultureTorajan

Datelate 19th to early 20th century

MediumWood

DimensionsOverall: 32 1/4 × 7 1/8 × 3 1/4 inches (81.92 × 18.1 × 8.26 cm)

Credit LineGift of Ralph T. Coe Center for the Arts, 2025

Object number2025.56.134

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DescriptionA carved wooden panel with a figure carved in the center. The figure has minimal detail with the most prominent part of the carving dedicated to the face.Provenance

Provenance

Collected by James Barker, Toraja, Indonesia;

Purchased from James Barker by Ralph T. Coe (1929-2010), January 1996-2010;

His bequest to the Ralph T. Coe Center for the Arts, Santa Fe, NM, 2010-2025;

The Coe Center's gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2025.

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