Bowl with Spiral Finials
- Culture
- Admiralty Islands artist
- Date
- probably late 19th–early 20th century
- Material
- Wood, resin, and remnants of fiber
- Classification
- Containers, sculpture
- Collection
- Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas
- Current Location
- Not on view
- Dimensions
- 22 x 32 1/4 x 40 1/2 in. (55.9 x 81.9 x 102.9 cm)
- Credit Line
- Gift of Morton D. May
- Rights
- Public Domain
- Object Number
- 53:1977
Provenance
1971 - 1972
David Drey Ltd., London, England, purchased at auction, "Primitive Art...," Sotheby and Company, London, December 7, 1971, lot no. 124 [1]
1972 - 1977
Morton D. May (1914-1983), St. Louis, MO, USA, purchased from David Drey Ltd., with Roberta Nochimson acting as agent [2]
1977 -
Saint Louis Art Museum, given by Morton D. May [3]
Notes:
[1] This object was offered for sale in a 1971 auction ["Primitive Art..." Sotheby and Company, London, December 7, 1971, lot no. 124]. According to the price list supplied by Sotheby and Company, this bowl was sold to "D. Drey." The previous owner is not indicated.
[2] An invoice dated October 7, 1972 from Roberta M. Nochimson Associates to Morton D. May documents the purchase of this object, listed as "Bowl, Admiralties Is." [May Archives, Saint Louis Art Museum].
[3] 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.
David Drey Ltd., London, England, purchased at auction, "Primitive Art...," Sotheby and Company, London, December 7, 1971, lot no. 124 [1]
1972 - 1977
Morton D. May (1914-1983), St. Louis, MO, USA, purchased from David Drey Ltd., with Roberta Nochimson acting as agent [2]
1977 -
Saint Louis Art Museum, given by Morton D. May [3]
Notes:
[1] This object was offered for sale in a 1971 auction ["Primitive Art..." Sotheby and Company, London, December 7, 1971, lot no. 124]. According to the price list supplied by Sotheby and Company, this bowl was sold to "D. Drey." The previous owner is not indicated.
[2] An invoice dated October 7, 1972 from Roberta M. Nochimson Associates to Morton D. May documents the purchase of this object, listed as "Bowl, Admiralties Is." [May Archives, Saint Louis Art Museum].
[3] 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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