Figure (agiba)
- Culture
- Kerewa artist
- Date
- 20th century
- Material
- Wood, pigment
- from
- Gulf province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania
- Classification
- Sculpture
- Collection
- Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas
- Current Location
- Not on view
- Dimensions
- 34 13/16 x 16 3/8 in. (88.5 x 41.6 cm)
- Credit Line
- Gift of Morton D. May
- Rights
- Public Domain
- Object Number
- 124:1975
Provenance
by 1974 - 1975
Morton D. May (1914–1983), St. Louis, MO, USA [1]
1975 -
Saint Louis Art Museum, given by Morton D. May [2]
Notes:
[1] Morton D. May lent this object to the Saint Louis Art Museum in 1974 [loan number 1974.1441].
[2] A letter dated August 14, 1975 from Morton D. May to Mary-Edgar Patton, acting director of the Saint Louis Art Museum, includes the offer of this object as part of a larger donation [SLAM document files]. Minutes of the Acquisitions Committee of the Board of Trustees, Saint Louis Art Museum, November 6, 1975.
Morton D. May (1914–1983), St. Louis, MO, USA [1]
1975 -
Saint Louis Art Museum, given by Morton D. May [2]
Notes:
[1] Morton D. May lent this object to the Saint Louis Art Museum in 1974 [loan number 1974.1441].
[2] A letter dated August 14, 1975 from Morton D. May to Mary-Edgar Patton, acting director of the Saint Louis Art Museum, includes the offer of this object as part of a larger donation [SLAM document files]. Minutes of the Acquisitions Committee of the Board of Trustees, Saint Louis Art Museum, November 6, 1975.
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