Vessel in the Form of a Man Astride a Reed Boat (paqcha)

Culture: Inka
Period: Late Horizon period, 1476–1534
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

- 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.

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