Stool

Culture: possibly Lower Sepik region artist
Culture: possibly Middle Sepik artist
Date: mid-20th century
Material: Wood, paint, shells, plant fiber
from: Anggoram village, East Sepik province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania
Classification: Furniture, sculpture
Collection: Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas
Current Location: Not on view
Dimensions: 19 1/2 x 14 3/4 in. (49.5 x 37.5 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of Morton D. May
Rights: Public Domain
Object Number: 35:1977

- 1973
Everett Rassiga (1922-2003), New York, NY, USA

1973 - 1977
Morton D. May (1914-1983), St. Louis, MO, purchased from Everett Rassiga [1]

1977 -
Saint Louis Art Museum, given by Morton D. May [2]

Notes:
[1] A letter dated March 8, 1973 from Morton D. May to Everett Rassiga confirms the purchase of this object, listed as "Sepik Bench with figures" [SLAM document files].

[2] A letter dated March 1, 1977 from Morton D. May to James N. Wood, 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, April 14, 1977.

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