Bowl (‘umeke la’au)

Culture: Hawaiian artist
Date: 19th–20th century
Material: Wood and varnish
associated with: Hawaii, United States, Oceania
Classification: Containers, wood
Collection: Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas
Current Location: Not on view
Dimensions: 5 1/4 x 9 3/4 in. (13.3 x 24.8 cm)
Credit Line: Bequest of Morton D. May
Rights: Public Domain
Object Number: 1540:1983

by 1977 - 1983
Morton D. May (1914-1983), St. Louis, MO, USA [1]

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

Notes:
[1] This work was loaned to the Museum by Morton May in 1977 [loan number 1977.486, Museum Archives].

[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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