Vertical Slit Drum
- Culture
- Ambrym Island artist
- Date
- 20th century
- Material
- Wood and paint
- from
- Fanla village, Malampa province, Vanuatu, Oceania
- Classification
- Musical instruments, sculpture
- Collection
- Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas
- Current Location
- Not on view
- Dimensions
- height: 131 1/2 in. (334 cm)
- Credit Line
- Gift of Morton D. May
- Rights
- Public Domain
- Object Number
- 178:1975
Provenance
- 1967
Kamer Inc. (Henri A. Kamer), New York, NY, USA
1967 - 1975
Morton D. May (1914-1983), St. Louis, MO, purchased from Kamer Inc. [1]
1975 -
Saint Louis Art Museum, given by Morton D. May [2]
Notes:
[1] An invoice dated May 13, 1967 from Kamer Inc. to Morton D. May documents the purchase of this object, listed as "Large Wooden Drum called "Ating-Ting" / Island of Ambryn, Fanla Village / New Hebrides" [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.
Kamer Inc. (Henri A. Kamer), New York, NY, USA
1967 - 1975
Morton D. May (1914-1983), St. Louis, MO, purchased from Kamer Inc. [1]
1975 -
Saint Louis Art Museum, given by Morton D. May [2]
Notes:
[1] An invoice dated May 13, 1967 from Kamer Inc. to Morton D. May documents the purchase of this object, listed as "Large Wooden Drum called "Ating-Ting" / Island of Ambryn, Fanla Village / New Hebrides" [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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