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Pomdo Figure

Culture
Kissi artist
Date
possibly 14th–early 20th century
Material
Stone
associated with
Africa
Current Location
Not on view
Dimensions
8 1/2 × 4 1/2 × 4 3/4 in. (21.6 × 11.4 × 12.1 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Marshall W. and Caroline Mount
Rights
Public Domain
Object Number
134:2016
possibly collected by George Rodrigues, New York, NY, USA [1]

- c.1971-72
George Jurgens and Bob Taylor, New York, NY

c.1971-72 - 2010
Wayne Cancro, Jersey City, NJ, acquired from George Jurgens and Bob Taylor [2]

2010 - 2016
Marshall Mount, Jersey City, NJ, purchased from Wayne Cancro [3]

2016 -
Saint Louis Art Museum, given by Marshall W. and Caroline Mount [4]


Notes:
[1] During a telephone conversation between Wayne Cancro and curator Nichole Bridges, Cancro stated he acquired this figure through a trade with George Jurgens and Bob Taylor c.1971-72. Cancro stated the figure was possibly collected by George Rodrigues, a member of the French Foreign Legion [notes of telephone conversation between Wayne Cancro and curator Nichole Bridges, November 11, 2016, SLAM document files].

[2] See Note [1].

[3] During a telephone conversation between Marshall Mount and curator Nichole Bridges, Mount stated he purchased this figure from Wayne Cancro in 2010. A Deed of Gift signed by Marshall and Caroline Mount on December 26, 2016 documents the gift of this object, identified as "Pomdo figure." The Deed of Gift further states the donor purchased the figure in 2010 from Wayne Cancro [notes of telephone conversation between Marshall Mount and curator Nichole Bridges, November 11, 2016 and Deed of Gift in SLAM document files].

[4] See Note [3]. Minutes of the Collections Committee of the Board of Trustees, Saint Louis Art Museum, March 20, 2017.

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