Staff
CultureKikuyu
MediumIvory
DimensionsOverall: 17 × 3 × 2 1/2 inches (43.18 × 7.62 × 6.35 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Tranin Family from the collection of Donald H. Tranin
Object number2013.47.23
On View
Not on viewCollections
ProvenanceWith Berete, Mali, by 2001;
Purchased from Berete by Charles Jones African Art, Wilmington, NC, by June 2001;
Purchased from Charles Jones African Art by Donald (1927-2007) and Sally (1930-2017) Tranin, no. 226, Kansas City, MO, June 2001;
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 Jones, in an email to MacKenzie Mallon, Specialist, Provenance, September 1, 2021, NAMA curatorial files, Berete was an African runner. Documentation provided by Jones at the time of the object’s purchase describes the staff having been brought to the United States from Mali “recently.”
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