Headcrest
- Artist Culture
- Ibibio artist , Eket group
- Date
- early 20th century
- Material
- Wood, reed, pigment
- associated with
- Akwa Ibom state, Western Africa and the Guinea Coast, Nigeria, Africa
- Classification
- Costume & clothing, masks
- Current Location
- On View, Gallery 102
- Dimensions
- 30 3/4 x 8 1/2 x 8 in. (78.1 x 21.6 x 20.3 cm)
- Credit Line
- Gift of Morton D. May
- Rights
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- Object Number
- 274:1972
Provenance
- 1968
Everett Rassiga Inc., New York, NY, USA
1968 - 1972
Morton D. May (1914-1983), St. Louis, MO, purchased from Everett Rassiga Inc. [1]
1972 -
Saint Louis Art Museum, given by Morton D. May [2]
Notes:
[1] An invoice dated November 23, 1968 from Everett Rassiga Inc. to Morton D. May documents the purchase of this object, listed as "1594 Ibibio figure on basketry headdress" [May Archives, Saint Louis Art Museum].
[2] A letter dated December 15, 1972 from Morton D. May to Charles E. Buckley, director of the Saint Louis Art Museum, includes the offer of this object as part of a larger donation [SLAM document files]. Minutes of the Acquisitions Committee of the Board of Trustees, Saint Louis Art Museum, April 4, 1973.
Everett Rassiga Inc., New York, NY, USA
1968 - 1972
Morton D. May (1914-1983), St. Louis, MO, purchased from Everett Rassiga Inc. [1]
1972 -
Saint Louis Art Museum, given by Morton D. May [2]
Notes:
[1] An invoice dated November 23, 1968 from Everett Rassiga Inc. to Morton D. May documents the purchase of this object, listed as "1594 Ibibio figure on basketry headdress" [May Archives, Saint Louis Art Museum].
[2] A letter dated December 15, 1972 from Morton D. May to Charles E. Buckley, director of the Saint Louis Art Museum, includes the offer of this object as part of a larger donation [SLAM document files]. Minutes of the Acquisitions Committee of the Board of Trustees, Saint Louis Art Museum, April 4, 1973.