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Shrine Sculpture - Divination Cup with Lid
Shrine Sculpture - Divination Cup with Lid

Shrine Sculpture - Divination Cup with Lid

CultureYoruba peoples
Date20th century
MediumWood with paint
DimensionsOverall: 42 × 18 inches (106.68 × 45.72 cm)
Credit LineGift of Donald and Sally Tranin
Object numberF84-87/3 A,B
On View
On view
Gallery Location
  • L9
Collections
Provenance

With Tribal Arts Gallery, New York, by September 1981;

Purchased from Tribal Arts Gallery by Donald (1927-2007) and Sally (1930-2017) Tranin, Kansas City, MO, September 1981-1984 [1];

Their gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 1984.

NOTES:

[1] Tribal Arts Gallery invoice in NAMA curatorial files. Tribal Arts Gallery was operated from 1968 to 1985 by Albert F. Gordon.

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