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Figurative Staff
Nyamwezi · Possibly late 19th or early 20th century
Provenance
Ownership history
- Probably acquired in East Africa, c. 1900s, by private collection, Liverpool, United Kingdom; by descent to his nephew, S. Walton, United Kingdom; sold to Taylor Dale Gallery, Santa Fe, by 2003 [email correspondence between Taylor Dale and Costa Petridis, Mar. 6, 2025; copy in curatorial object file]; sold to Ralph T. Coe (1919–2010), Santa Fe, 2003; transferred to the Ralph T. Coe Center for the Arts, Santa Fe, 2010; given to the Art Institute of Chicago, 2025.
Recorded by Art Institute of Chicago.
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