Jawik Figure
- Culture
- probably Pasum artist
- Date
- mid-20th century
- Material
- Wood and indigenous paints
- Classification
- Sculpture, wood
- Collection
- Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas
- Current Location
- Not on view
- Dimensions
- 16 1/4 x 3 11/16 in. (41.3 x 9.3 cm)
- Credit Line
- Gift of Morton D. May
- Rights
- Public Domain
- Object Number
- 56:1977
Provenance
- 1973
Roberta M. Nochimson Associates, New York, NY, USA
1973 - 1977
Morton D. May (1914-1983), St. Louis, MO, purchased from Roberta M. Nochimson Associates [1]
1977 -
Saint Louis Art Museum, given by Morton D. May [2]
Notes:
[1] An invoice dated October 29, 1973 from Roberta M. Nochimson Associates to Morton D. May documents the purchase of this object, listed as "Dance Hat / Canoe Prow (?) Praying Mantis Figure" [May Archives, Saint Louis Art Museum].
[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.
Roberta M. Nochimson Associates, New York, NY, USA
1973 - 1977
Morton D. May (1914-1983), St. Louis, MO, purchased from Roberta M. Nochimson Associates [1]
1977 -
Saint Louis Art Museum, given by Morton D. May [2]
Notes:
[1] An invoice dated October 29, 1973 from Roberta M. Nochimson Associates to Morton D. May documents the purchase of this object, listed as "Dance Hat / Canoe Prow (?) Praying Mantis Figure" [May Archives, Saint Louis Art Museum].
[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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