Tatanua Mask
- Culture
- northern New Ireland artist
- Date
- mid-19th to early 20th century
- Classification
- Costume & clothing, wood
- Collection
- Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas
- Current Location
- Not on view
- Dimensions
- 16 9/16 x 4 3/8 x 15 in. (42 x 11.1 x 38.1 cm)
- Credit Line
- Gift of Morton D. May
- Rights
- Public Domain
- Object Number
- 177:1975
Provenance
- 1968
Rugs and Decorative Accessories, Inc., New York, NY, USA
1968 - 1975
Morton D. May (1914-1983), St. Louis, MO, purchased from Rugs and Decorative Accessories, Inc. [1]
1975 -
Saint Louis Art Museum, given by Morton D. May [2]
Notes:
[1] An invoice dated June 19, 1968 from Rugs and Decorative Accessories, Inc. to Morton D. May documents the purchase of this object, listed as "10538 New Ireland Mask, Tatuana, painted face, with a red & yellow crest" [May Archives, Saint Louis Art Museum].
[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.
Rugs and Decorative Accessories, Inc., New York, NY, USA
1968 - 1975
Morton D. May (1914-1983), St. Louis, MO, purchased from Rugs and Decorative Accessories, Inc. [1]
1975 -
Saint Louis Art Museum, given by Morton D. May [2]
Notes:
[1] An invoice dated June 19, 1968 from Rugs and Decorative Accessories, Inc. to Morton D. May documents the purchase of this object, listed as "10538 New Ireland Mask, Tatuana, painted face, with a red & yellow crest" [May Archives, Saint Louis Art Museum].
[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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