Hei Tiki

Culture: Maori artist
Date: late 19th–early 20th century
Material: Nephrite
made in: New Zealand, Oceania
Classification: Sculpture, stone & mineral
Collection: Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas
Current Location: Not on view
Dimensions: 5 3/8 x 8 1/4 in. (13.6 x 21 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of Morton D. May
Rights: Public Domain
Object Number: 90:1977

- 1971
Everett Rassiga Inc., New York, NY, USA

1971 - 1977
Morton D. May (1914-1983), St. Louis, MO, USA, purchased from Everett Rassiga Inc. [1]

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

Notes:
[1] An invoice dated October 9, 1971 from Everett Rassiga Inc. to Morton D. May documents this purchase, listed as "LARGE JADE TIKI" [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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