Life-cast bust of a "Bontoc Igorot woman from the Philippines" from the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair
Caspar Mayer, American (born Germany), 1871 - 19311904
Plaster cast made from a life mask
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College: Gift of the American Museum of Natural History
36.16.13551
Geography/Culture
North America, United States
Period
20th century
Object Name
Sculpture
Classification
Sculpture
Not on view
Exhibition History
Fred Wilson, So Much Trouble in the World - Believe It or Not!, William B. Jaffe and Evelyn A. Jaffe Hall Galleries, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, October 4-December 11, 2005.
Publication History
Barbara Thompson, Fred Wilson, So Much Trouble in the World - Believe It or Not!, Hanover, New Hampshire: Trustees of Dartmouth College, 2005.
Provenance
Life cast taken at 1904 World's Fair, The Louisiana Purchase Exposition, St. Louis, Missouri, 1904; collection of The American Museum of Natural History, New York, 1904-1936; given to present collection, 1936.
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