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Equestrian figure

CultureDjenne
MediumBronze
DimensionsOverall: 1 3/8 × 1 7/8 × 5/8 inches (3.51 × 4.75 × 1.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Tranin Family from the collection of Donald H. Tranin
Object number2013.47.12
On View
Not on view
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Provenance

Acquired in Bamako, Mali by Davis Gallery, New Orleans, LA, 1988-September 25, 1989 [1];

Purchased from Davis Gallery by Donald (1927-2007) and Sally (1930-2017) Tranin, Kansas City, MO, no. 150, September 25, 1989;

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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