Figure of a Warrior
CultureAfrican
MediumWood
DimensionsOverall: 10 3/4 inches (27.31 cm)
Credit LineGift of H. G. Moore in memory of Dora Pearl Moore
Object number35-40/72
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DescriptionBlack carved wood figure of warrior with white face, carrying shield and spear.ProvenancePearle Scales Moore (1867-1934), Peoria, IL, by 1934 [1];
Inherited by her husband, Harrie Grant Moore (1864-1939), Peoria, IL, 1934-1935;
His gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 1935.
NOTES:
[1] According to "Dolls to the Gallery," Kansas City Times, December 11, 1935, p. 9, these dolls "were collected by the late Mrs. H. G. Moore on her world travels with her husband."
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