Vessel in the Form of a Man Astride a Reed Boat (paqcha)
- Culture
- Inka
- Date
- c.1400–1532
- Material
- Ceramic with pigment
- made in
- Peru, South America
- Classification
- Ceramics, containers
- Collection
- Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas
- Current Location
- Not on view
- Dimensions
- 5 7/8 x 9 1/16 in. (15 x 23 cm)
- Credit Line
- Gift of Morton D. May
- Rights
- Public Domain
- Object Number
- 371:1978
Provenance
- 1965
Alan C. Lapiner (1933–1975), New York, NY, USA
1965 - 1978
Morton D. May (1914–1983), St. Louis, MO, purchased from Alan C. Lapiner [1]
1978 -
Saint Louis Art Museum, given by Morton D. May [2]
Notes:
[1] An invoice dated October 25, 1965 from Alan C. Lapiner to May Department Store documents this purchase, listed as "65212 Inca figure on "caballito" RAFT" [May Archives, Saint Louis Art Museum].
[2] A letter from Morton D. May to James N. Wood dated September 19, 1978 records this donation [SLAM document files]. Minutes of the Acquisitions Committee of the Board of Trustees, Saint Louis Art Museum, December 13, 1978.
Alan C. Lapiner (1933–1975), New York, NY, USA
1965 - 1978
Morton D. May (1914–1983), St. Louis, MO, purchased from Alan C. Lapiner [1]
1978 -
Saint Louis Art Museum, given by Morton D. May [2]
Notes:
[1] An invoice dated October 25, 1965 from Alan C. Lapiner to May Department Store documents this purchase, listed as "65212 Inca figure on "caballito" RAFT" [May Archives, Saint Louis Art Museum].
[2] A letter from Morton D. May to James N. Wood dated September 19, 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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