Tripod Vessel in the Form of a Bird

Culture: Chiriquí
Date: c.1200–1400
Material: Ceramic
possibly from: Costa Rica, North and Central America
possibly from: Panama, North and Central America
Classification: Ceramics, containers
Collection: Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas
Current Location: Not on view
Dimensions: 5 1/2 x 11 1/4 x 9 15/16 in. (13.9 x 28.5 x 25.2 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of Morton D. May
Rights: Public Domain
Object Number: 274:1978

- 1968
Everett Rassiga (1922–2003), New York, NY, USA

1968 - 1978
Morton D. May (1914–1983), St. Louis, MO, USA, purchased from Everett Rassiga [1]

1978 -
Saint Louis Art Museum, given by Morton D. May [2]

Notes:
[1] An invoice dated January 11, 1968 from Everett Rassiga Inc. to Morton D. May documents this purchase; listed as "Group of twelve Costa Rican vessels" [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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