Native American Treasures Recognized as American Art
The New York Times reports that the Diker Collection of Native American art, formed with the assistance of Donald Ellis, will be exhibited in the American Wing of the Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Tlingit
Southeast Alaska
Southeast Alaska
19th century
wood, paint
height: 9 ¾"
Inventory # N4079
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acquired by the Diker Collection, now at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY
PROVENANCE
Christie’s, London, June 1983, lot 101
The Frieda and Milton Rosenthal collection
Sotheby’s, New York, May 2009, lot 59
The Linda Marcus collection
Sotheby’s, New York, (Sale N09149) May 21, 2014, lot 28
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