Mask

Culture: Tami Islands artist
Date: late 19th–early 20th century
Material: Wood, pigment
from: Morobe province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania
Classification: Masks, wood
Collection: Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas
Current Location: Not on view
Dimensions: 15 3/4 x 8 3/4 in. (40 x 22.2 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of Morton D. May
Rights: Public Domain
Object Number: 190:1975

- 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 "10545 Tami Island Mask, white & brown" [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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