Royal Frontal

CultureSumba

Date19th century

Medium12k gold with wood case

DimensionsOverall: 7 3/8 × 10 1/2 × 1/8 inches (18.73 × 26.67 × 0.32 cm)

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

Object number2025.56.148

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DescriptionA gold frontal called a lamba inside a wooden case. The frontal has thick midsection with tall, tapered ends. Detailed motifs are incised on the surface.Provenance

Provenance

With James Barker, by 2001;

Purchased from James Barker by Ralph T. Coe (1929-2010), January 11, 2001-2010;

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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