Dagger

Culture: Abelam artist
Date: early to mid- 20th century
Material: Cassowary bone, pigment
from: East Sepik province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania
Classification: Arms & armor, bone & shell
Collection: Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas
Current Location: Not on view
Dimensions: 14 1/2 x 1 7/8 in. (36.8 x 4.7 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of Morton D. May
Rights: Public Domain
Object Number: 205:1975

- 1975
Morton D. May (1914–1983), St. Louis, MO, USA

1975 -
Saint Louis Art Museum, given by Morton D. May [1]

Notes:
[1] 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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