Pendant
- Culture
- possibly Chiriquí
- Culture
- possibly Veraguas
- Date
- c.1300–1500
- Material
- Gold (cast)
- possibly from
- Costa Rica, North and Central America
- possibly from
- Panama, North and Central America
- Classification
- Jewelry & personal accessories, metalwork
- Collection
- Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas
- Current Location
- Not on view
- Dimensions
- 2 3/8 x 1 15/16 x 11/16 in. (6 x 5 x 1.7 cm)
- Credit Line
- Gift of Morton D. May
- Rights
- Public Domain
- Object Number
- 209:1978
Provenance
- 1966
Everett Rassiga (1922–2003), New York, NY, USA
1966 - 1978
Morton D. May (1914–1983), St. Louis, MO, purchased from Everett Rassiga [1]
1978 -
Saint Louis Art Museum, given by Morton D. May [2]
Notes:
[1] An invoice dated June 7, 1966 from Everett Rassiga Inc. to Morton D. May documents this purchase; listed as "Zoomorphic gold figure - Panama" [May Archives, Saint Louis Art Museum].
[2] A letter from Morton D. May to James N. Wood dated September 29, 1978 records this donation [SLAM document files]. Minutes of the Acquisitions Committee of the Board of Trustees, Saint Louis Art Museum, December 13, 1978.
Everett Rassiga (1922–2003), New York, NY, USA
1966 - 1978
Morton D. May (1914–1983), St. Louis, MO, purchased from Everett Rassiga [1]
1978 -
Saint Louis Art Museum, given by Morton D. May [2]
Notes:
[1] An invoice dated June 7, 1966 from Everett Rassiga Inc. to Morton D. May documents this purchase; listed as "Zoomorphic gold figure - Panama" [May Archives, Saint Louis Art Museum].
[2] A letter from Morton D. May to James N. Wood dated September 29, 1978 records this donation [SLAM document files]. Minutes of the Acquisitions Committee of the Board of Trustees, Saint Louis Art Museum, December 13, 1978.
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