- 1961
Mr. Abayemi, Ibadan, Nigeria
1961 - 2016
Dr. Marshall Mount, Jersey City, NJ, USA, purchased from Mr. Obayemi [1]
2016 -
Saint Louis Art Museum, given by Marshall W. and Caroline Mount [2]
Notes:
[1] During a November 11, 2016 telephone conversation between Marshall Mount and curator Nichole Bridges, Mount stated he purchased this object in 1961 from an art dealer in Ibadan named Obayemi. A Deed of Gift signed by Marshall and Caroline Mount on December 26, 2016 documents the gift of this object, identified as "Osanyin Puppet." The Deed of Gift further states the donor purchased the object in 1961 from "Abayemi, a dealer of art in Ibadan, Nigeria" [notes of telephone conversation between Marshall Mount and curator Nichole Bridges, November 11, 2016 and Deed of Gift in SLAM document files].
[2] See Note [1]. Minutes of the Collections Committee of the Board of Trustees, Saint Louis Art Museum, March 20, 2017.
