Shield

Culture: Solomon Islands artist
Date: late 19th–early 20th century
Material: Wood, varnish, black paint
from: Western province, Solomon Islands, Oceania
Classification: Arms & armor, wood
Collection: Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas
Current Location: Not on view
Dimensions: 33 13/16 x 8 1/16 in. (85.9 x 20.5 cm)
Credit Line: Bequest of Morton D. May
Rights: Public Domain
Object Number: 1553:1983

by 1980 - 1983
Morton D. May (1914–1983), St. Louis, MO, USA [1]

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

Notes:
[1] Morton D. May lent this object to the Saint Louis Art Museum in 1980 [loan number 1980.466].

[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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