Bowl

Culture: possibly Tami Islands artist
Culture: possibly Siassi Islands artist
Date: late 19th to 20th century
Material: Wood, pigment
associated with: Morobe province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania
possibly from: Morobe province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania
Classification: Containers, wood
Collection: Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas
Current Location: Not on view
Dimensions: 5 1/8 x 12 5/8 x 19 3/16 in. (13 x 32.1 x 48.7 cm)
Credit Line: Bequest of Morton D. May
Rights: Public Domain
Object Number: 1331:1983

- 1972
Roberta M. Nochimson Associates, New York, NY, USA

1972 - 1983
Morton D. May (1914-1983), St. Louis, MO, purchased from Roberta M. Nochimson Associates [1]

1983 -
Saint Louis Art Museum, bequest of Morton D. May [2]

Notes:
[1] An invoice dated May 20, 1972 from Roberta M. Nochimson Associates to Morton D. May documents the purchase of this object, listed as "421 Tami Island Bowl" [May Archives, Saint Louis Art Museum].

[2] Last Will and Testament of M. D. May dated June 11, 1982 [copy, May Archives, Saint Louis Art Museum]. Minutes of the Acquisitions and Loans Committee of the Board of Trustees, Saint Louis Art Museum, September 20, 1983.

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