- 2001
Ibrahim Kao
2001 - 2002
Douglas Dawson, Chicago, IL, USA, purchased from Ibrahim Kao [1]
2002 - 2018
Dr. Martha J. Ehrlich, Edwardsville, IL, purchased from Douglas Dawson [2]
2018 -
Saint Louis Art Museum, given by Dr. Martha J. Ehrlich [3]
Notes:
[1] In an email to Amy Clark dated November 2, 2018, Doug Dawson stated he purchased the crown "from an African art dealer named Ibrahim Kao...in 2001" [email in SLAM document files].
[2] An invoice dated August 6, 2002 from Douglas Dawson to Martha Ehrlich documents the purchase of this object [copy of invoice in SLAM document files].
[3] A Deed of Gift dated November 28, 2018 documents the gift of this object to the Museum [SLAM document files]. Minutes of the Collections Committee of the Board of Trustees, Saint Louis Art Museum, November 28, 2018.
