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Figure of a Man

CultureAfrican
DimensionsOverall: 12 1/2 inches (31.75 cm)
Credit LineGift of H. G. Moore in memory of Dora Pearl Moore
Object number35-40/56
On View
Not on view
DescriptionCarved wooden figure of man in black coat, polka dot tie, light trousers - all of wood. Arms at sides.Provenance

Pearle Scales Moore (1867-1934), Peoria, IL, by 1934 [1];

Inherited by her husband, Harrie Grant Moore (1864-1939), Peoria, IL, 1934-1935;

His gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 1935.

NOTES:

[1] According to "Dolls to the Gallery," Kansas City Times, December 11, 1935, p. 9, these dolls "were collected by the late Mrs. H. G. Moore on her world travels with her husband."

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