Kapkap
- Culture
- northern New Ireland artist
- Date
- late 19th century
- Material
- Tridacna and sea turtle shell
- Classification
- Jewelry & personal accessories
- Collection
- Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas
- Current Location
- Not on view
- Dimensions
- 3 7/16 in. (8.7 cm)
- Credit Line
- Gift of Morton D. May
- Rights
- Public Domain
- Object Number
- 133:1978
Provenance
by 1970 - 1975
Maurice Bonnefoy (1902-1999), New York, NY and Paris, France [1]
1975 - 1978
Morton D. May (1914-1983), St. Louis, MO, purchased from Maurice Bonnefoy [2]
1978 -
Saint Louis Art Museum, given by Morton D. May [3]
Notes:
[1] In the 1970 exhibition catalogue Art Océanien, Maurice Bonnefoy / d'Arcy Galleries is listed as the owner of this object [Musée d'Ethnographie de Neuchâtel. Art Océanien. Neuchâtel, Switzerland: 1970, p. 91].
[2] An invoice dated January 28, 1975 from Maurice Bonnefoy to Morton D. May documents the purchase of this object, listed as "Kapkap" or sun disk, used as forehead ornament and charm" [May Archives, Saint Louis Art Museum].
[3] A letter dated August 24, 1978 from Morton D. May to James Wood includes the offer of this object as a gift to the Museum [SLAM document files]. Minutes of the Acquisitions Committee of the Board of Trustees, Saint Louis Art Museum, September 20, 1978.
Maurice Bonnefoy (1902-1999), New York, NY and Paris, France [1]
1975 - 1978
Morton D. May (1914-1983), St. Louis, MO, purchased from Maurice Bonnefoy [2]
1978 -
Saint Louis Art Museum, given by Morton D. May [3]
Notes:
[1] In the 1970 exhibition catalogue Art Océanien, Maurice Bonnefoy / d'Arcy Galleries is listed as the owner of this object [Musée d'Ethnographie de Neuchâtel. Art Océanien. Neuchâtel, Switzerland: 1970, p. 91].
[2] An invoice dated January 28, 1975 from Maurice Bonnefoy to Morton D. May documents the purchase of this object, listed as "Kapkap" or sun disk, used as forehead ornament and charm" [May Archives, Saint Louis Art Museum].
[3] A letter dated August 24, 1978 from Morton D. May to James Wood includes the offer of this object as a gift to the Museum [SLAM document files]. Minutes of the Acquisitions Committee of the Board of Trustees, Saint Louis Art Museum, September 20, 1978.
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