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Amadou Bamba and Kneeling Devotees

Date
early 1970s
Material
Paint on glass
associated with
Senegal, Africa
Classification
Paintings
Current Location
Not on view
Dimensions
12 7/8 × 9 3/8 × 1/4 in. (32.7 × 23.8 × 0.6 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Patsy O'Connell
Rights
Public Domain
Object Number
81:2021
1973-1975 - 2021
Patricia O'Connell, St. Louis, MO, USA, purchased at market in Dakar, Senegal [1]

2021 -
Saint Louis Art Museum, given by Patricia O'Connell [2]


Notes:
[1] In a telephone conversation with Nichole Bridges on August 19, 2020, Mrs. O'Connell stated she purchased this object at a market in Dakar, Senegal when she lived in Bolohun, Liberia from 1973-1975 [notes of conversation in SLAM document files].

[2] Minutes of the Collections Committee of the Board of Trustees, Saint Louis Art Museum, May 3, 2021.

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