probably the Court of Benin;
with Alan Brandt, New York;
from whom bought by the Australian National Gallery, Canberra, July 1973
The collecting history of this work of art is partial. Its location and ownership are unknown before the 19th century, and between the 1910s and the 1970s. The National Gallery of Australia welcomes further information regarding its history of ownership.
Genesis of a Gallery 1976–77, Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, 6 March–4 April 1976, to Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth, 29 April–20 May 1976, to Art Gallery, Darwin, 19 July–2 August 1976, to Darnell Gallery, University of Que