Figure of Europeans
Former TitleMaternity Figure
CultureKongo peoples
Daten.d.
MediumIvory
DimensionsOverall: 6 1/2 × 2 × 3 inches (16.51 × 5.08 × 7.62 cm)
Mount: 1 3/4 inches (4.45 cm)
Mount: 1 3/4 inches (4.45 cm)
Credit LineGift of Shirley and Barnett C. Helzberg Jr.
Object number2013.42.19
On View
Not on viewCollections
DescriptionStanding figure with smaller figure in front, wearing hat, elongated form, darker patina on ivoryProvenancePrivate collection, possibly Mr. Quirin, France [1];
With Marc Leo Félix, Brussels, Belgium, stock no. FX 980325, by July 20-October 6, 1998;
Purchased from Félix by Shirley and Barnett C. Helzberg, Jr., Mission Hills, KS, October 6, 1998-2013;
Their gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2013.
NOTES:
[1] According to dealer Marc Leo Félix, in documentation provided at the time of the object’s purchase and email correspondence with MacKenzie Mallon, Specialist, Provenance, February 13, 2013, NAMA curatorial files, this figure was in a French officer’s collection and supposedly represents General de Gaulle. The identity of the French officer is currently unknown, but the object was probably in a Mr. Quirin's collection.
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