Forehead ornament, West Sumba, Indonesia

This head ornament called lamba is attached to a head cloth and worn on the forehead by aristocratic men at ritual celebrations and dances.

Made of gilded brass, maybe some gold in small proportion. Chased decoration of dots, plants and flowers.

Dimensions: 21,5 x 23 cm

Literature:

“Gold Jewellery of the Indonesian Archipelago”. Anne Richter, Bruce W. Carpenter, ed.Didier Millet, 2011, p. 120-9
“The jewelry of Southeast Asia”, Richter, Anne, Thames & Hudson, 2000, p.204
“L’or des Iles. Bijoux et ornements d’indonesie, malaisie et philippines”, Rodgers, Susan, Musée Barbier Mueller, Geneve, 1991, p. 179-290-330
“Ethnic Jewelry from Indonesia”, Carpenter, Bruce W., Editions Didier Millet, 2011, p.200-1
“Parures de tête ethniques d’afrique, d’Asie d’Océanie et d’Amérique”, van Cutsem,  Anne, Skira, 2005, p. 219

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