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- Artist Culture
- Highlands region artist
- Date
- mid-20th century
- made in
- Melanesia, Papua New Guinea, Oceania
- Classification
- Arms & armor
- Current Location
- Not on view
- Dimensions
- 50 13/16 in. (129.1 cm)
- Credit Line
- Gift of Mrs. Leif J. Sverdrup
- Rights
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- Object Number
- 107:1977
Provenance
c.1939-1945 - 1977
General Leif J. Sverdrup (1898-1976) and Helen L. Sverdrup, St. Louis, MO, USA, collected by General Sverdrup during World War II in Papua New Guinea [1]
1977 -
Saint Louis Art Museum, given by Mrs. Leif J. Sverdrup [2]
Notes:
[1] A note on the accession record indicates this object was “collected by General L. J. Sverdrup in World War II” [SLAM document files].
[2] A letter dated May 18, 1977 from Lee Parsons of the Saint Louis Art Museum to Mrs. L. J. Sverdrup acknowledges the gift of this object [Director’s Office, Donor Correspondence, Archives, Saint Louis Art Museum]. Minutes of the Acquisitions Committee of the Board of Trustees, Saint Louis Art Museum, April 14, 1977.
General Leif J. Sverdrup (1898-1976) and Helen L. Sverdrup, St. Louis, MO, USA, collected by General Sverdrup during World War II in Papua New Guinea [1]
1977 -
Saint Louis Art Museum, given by Mrs. Leif J. Sverdrup [2]
Notes:
[1] A note on the accession record indicates this object was “collected by General L. J. Sverdrup in World War II” [SLAM document files].
[2] A letter dated May 18, 1977 from Lee Parsons of the Saint Louis Art Museum to Mrs. L. J. Sverdrup acknowledges the gift of this object [Director’s Office, Donor Correspondence, Archives, Saint Louis Art Museum]. Minutes of the Acquisitions Committee of the Board of Trustees, Saint Louis Art Museum, April 14, 1977.