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Spear

CulturePende
MediumMetalwork with wood
DimensionsOverall: 3 9/16 × 37 3/8 inches (9.05 × 94.93 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Wayne R. Carlson in memory of her husband
Object number79-57/3 B
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Provenance

Wayne R. (1917-1978) and Milruth Hawkinson (1919-1981) Carlson, Mission Hills, KS, by April 1978-November 1979 [1];

Her gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 1979.

NOTES:

[1] According to Milruth Hawkinson Carlson, in letters to Ralph T. Coe, Director, November and December 1979, copies in NAMA curatorial file, she and her husband enjoyed collecting their African pieces together. Wayne R. Carlson died April 24, 1978.

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