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Crown

CultureYoruba peoples
MediumBeads, textile, thread
DimensionsOverall: 8 1/2 × 8 1/2 × 9 inches (21.59 × 21.59 × 22.86 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Tranin Family from the collection of Donald H. Tranin
Object number2013.47.63
On View
On view
Gallery Location
  • L9
Collections
Provenance

With Charles Jones African Art, Wilmington, NC, by 2007;

Purchased from Charles Jones African Art by Donald (1927-2007) and Sally (1930-2017) Tranin, no. 157, Kansas City, MO, March 25, 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.

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