Pipe
CultureChokwe peoples
MediumWood and iron
DimensionsOverall: 9 × 2 3/8 × 2 5/8 inches (22.86 × 6.05 × 6.68 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Tranin Family from the collection of Donald H. Tranin
Object number2013.47.9.A,B
On View
Not on viewCollections
ProvenanceWith James Willis (1934-2019), San Francisco, CA, by 1999;
Purchased from Willis by Marc Leo Félix, Brussels, Belgium, no. FX990373, by December 1999 [1];
Purchased from Félixby Donald (1927-2007) and Sally (1930-2017) Tranin, no. 101, Kansas City, MO, December 23, 1999;
By descent to their son, Ed Tranin, Leawood, KS, and their daughter, Laura Tranin, Seattle, WA, by 2013;
Their gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2013.
NOTES:
[1] According to Marc Leo Félix, in documentation provided at the time of the object’s purchase, NAMA curatorial files, Félix bought this pipe at a tribal art fair from dealer James Willis.
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