Container (ipu ehi)

Culture: Marquesan (Te 'Enana) artist
Date: late 19th–early 20th century
Material: Coconut shell
from: French Polynesia, France, Oceania
Classification: Bone & shell, containers
Collection: Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas
Current Location: Not on view
Dimensions: 5 7/8 x 6 1/8 in. (14.9 x 15.6 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of Morton D. May
Rights: Public Domain
Object Number: 85:1977

by 1974 - 1977
Morton D. May (1914–1983), St. Louis, MO, USA [1]

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

Notes:
[1] This work was loaned to the Museum in 1974 by Morton D. May [loan number 1974.1689].

[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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