Adze
CultureTiv
MediumBrass
DimensionsOverall: 18 × 11 × 2 1/2 inches (45.72 × 27.94 × 6.35 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Tranin Family from the collection of Donald H. Tranin
Object number2013.47.60
On View
Not on viewCollections
ProvenanceAcquired in Douala, Cameroon by Davis Gallery, New Orleans, LA, 1996-March 1998 [1];
Purchased from Davis Gallery by Donald (1927-2007) and Sally (1930-2017) Tranin, no. 135, Kansas City, MO, March 1998;
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 Charles Davis, in email correspondence with MacKenzie Mallon, Specialist, Provenance, October 12, 2022, NAMA curatorial files.
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