Figure
CultureKanyok
Daten.d.
MediumWood and ceramic beads
DimensionsOverall: 12 3/4 × 3 × 4 inches (32.39 × 7.62 × 10.16 cm)
Credit LineGift of Shirley and Barnett C. Helzberg Jr.
Object number2013.42.57
On View
Not on viewCollections
DescriptionStanding figure with rounded head with cap or coiffure, hands to abdomen, legs on round base, rough detailsProvenancePrivate collection, Belgium [1];
With Marc Leo Félix, Brussels, Belgium, stock no. FX96391, by November 23, 1996-January 21, 1997 [2];
Purchased from Félix by Shirley and Barnett C. Helzberg, Jr., Mission Hills, KS, January 21, 1997-2013;
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, NAMA curatorial files. The identity of the collection is currently unknown.
[2] Félix's stock number is written on the underside of the object's base.
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