id Url Resource class Title Subject Identifier Source Language Medium Is Part Of Spatial Coverage Temporal Coverage Provenance Explanation of Omeka Map Location Semester https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/WRSTLPlace/item/3561 Treasure Box (wakahuia) Indigenous Art | Saint Louis Art Museum | Morton D. May | Maori | Treasure box 203:1975, a, b Saint Louis Art Museum | https://www.slam.org/collection/objects/7755/ The information about the object is in English The object is made out of wood, shell, and greenstone Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas | Morton D. May New Zealand (Aotearoa) early 19th century 1975 Morton D. May (1914–1983), St. Louis, MO, USA, purchased at auction of Oceanic Art at Sotheby and Co., London, March 29, 1965, lot no. 96 | 1975 Saint Louis Art Museum, given by Morton D. May This item originated in New Zealand (Aotearoa) Spring 2026 https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/WRSTLPlace/item/3557 Hei Tiki made by Maori Artist Indigenous Art | Morton D. May | Maori | Saint Louis Art Museum | late 19th to early 20th century 90:1977 Saint Louis Art Museum | https://www.slam.org/collection/objects/8411/ The information about the object is in English the object's name is in the Maori language The material of the object is Nephrite Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas | Morton D. May New Zealand (Aotearoa) late 19th to early 20th century 1971 Everett Rassiga Inc., New York, NY, USA | 1971 - 1977 Morton D. May (1914-1983), St. Louis, MO, USA, purchased from Everett Rassiga Inc. | 1977 Saint Louis Art Museum, given by Morton D. May This item was originally from New Zealand (Aotearoa) Spring 2026 https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/WRSTLPlace/item/3555 War Canoe Sternpost (taurapa) Indigenous Art | Saint Louis Art Museum | Morton D. May | Maori | possibly early to mid 19th century 1531:1983 Saint Louis Art Museum | https://www.slam.org/collection/objects/17549/ The information about the object is in English The material of this object is wood Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas | Morton D. May New Zealand (Aotearoa) Possibly early to mid 19th century 1929 - 1977 James Thomas Hooper (1897-1971), England, acquired in Arbroath, Scotland; Estate of James Thomas Hooper | 1977 - 1983 Morton D. May (1914-1983), St. Louis, MO, USA, purchased at auction of “Hawaiian and Maori Art from the James Hooper Collection,” Christie, Manson and Woods, London, June 21, 1977, lot no. 121 | 1983 Saint Louis Art Museum, bequest of Morton D. May This item originated in New Zealand (Aotearoa) Spring 2026 https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/WRSTLPlace/item/3553 Bird Snare or Perch (mutu kaka) Indigenous Art | Morton D. May | Saint Louis Art Museum | Maori | 18th to 19th century 1560:1983 Saint Louis Art Museum | https://www.slam.org/collection/objects/17663/ The information about the item is in English The object is made out of wood and plant fiber Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas | Morton D. May New Zealand (Aotearoa) 18th to 19th Century 1981 Ancestral Arts, Honolulu, HI, USA | 1981 - 1983 Morton D. May (1914-1983), St. Louis, MO, purchased from Ancestral Arts | 1983 Saint Louis Art Museum, bequest of Morton D. May This item originated in New Zealand (Aotearoa) Spring 2026 https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/WRSTLPlace/item/3387 Mayan Column with Hieroglyphs Indigenous Art | Saint Louis Art Museum | Mayan | Morton D. May | Late Classic Period 384:1978 Saint Louis Art Museum | https://www.slam.org/collection/objects/9064/ The information about the object is in English The object is made out of limestone with pigment Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas | Morton D. May Chiapas state, Mexico, North America, Central America 0715/0715 1966 Everett Rassiga Inc., New York, NY, USA | 1966 - 1978 Morton D. May (1914-1983), St. Louis, MO, purchased from Everett Rassiga Inc. | 1978 Saint Louis Art Museum, given by Morton D. May The object originated in Chiapas state, Mexico, North and Central America Spring 2026 https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/WRSTLPlace/item/3369 Mayan Vessel with Carved Motifs Indigenous Art | Saint Louis Art Museum | Morton D. May | Maya | Late Classic Period 341:1978 Saint Louis Art Museum | https://www.slam.org/collection/objects/8999/ The description of the item is in English The item is made out of ceramic Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas | Morton D. May Chocholá, Yucatán state, Mexico 0700/0800 The provenance of the object is not listed but this item was in the hands of Morton D. May and then given to the museum. The object originated in Chocholá, Yucatán state, Mexico, North and Central America Spring 2026 https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/WRSTLPlace/item/3365 Mayan Ballgame Vessel Indigenous Art | Saint Louis Art Museum | Morton D. May | Maya | Late Classic Period 216:1979 Saint Louis Art Museum | https://www.slam.org/collection/objects/9483/ The description of the item is in English The object is made out of ceramic Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas | Morton D. May Guatemala 0700/0800 1969 Everett Rassiga, Inc., New York, NY, USA | 1969 - 1979 Morton D. May (1914-1983), St. Louis, MO, purchased from Everett Rassiga | 1979 Saint Louis Art Museum, given by Morton D. May This object originated in Guatemala Spring 2026 https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/WRSTLPlace/item/3361 Incense Burner Indigenous Art | Saint Louis Art Museum | Morton D. May | Teotihuacan | Early Classic Period 205:1979 Saint Louis Art Museum | https://www.slam.org/collection/objects/9471/ The description of the object is in English The object is made out of ceramic with pigment Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas | Morton D. May Mexico, North America, Central America 0350/0450 1971 Arte Primitivo, New York, NY, USA | 1971 - 1979 Morton D. May (1914-1983), St. Louis, MO, purchased from Arte Primitivo | 1979 Saint Louis Art Museum, given by Morton D. May and Margie W. May The object originated in Mexico, North America, and Central America Spring 2026 https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/WRSTLPlace/item/3357 Brazier in the Form of the Old God Indigenous Art | Saint Louis Art Museum | Morton D. May | Teotihuacan | Early Classic Period 206:1979 Saint Louis Art Museum | https://www.slam.org/collection/objects/9472/ The description of the item is in English The object is made out of Basalt Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas | Morton D. May Mexico, North America, Central America 0400/0500 1971 Arte Primitivo, New York, NY, USA | 1971 - 1979 Morton D. May (1914–1983), St. Louis, MO, purchased from Arte Primitivo | 1979 Saint Louis Art Museum, given by Morton D. May This object originated in Mexico, North America, and Central America Spring 2026 https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/WRSTLPlace/item/3355 Architectural Fragment Indigenous Art | Morton D. May | Saint Louis Art Museum | Teotihuacan | Architecture 217:1978 Saint Louis Art Museum | https://www.slam.org/collection/objects/8846/ The description of the item is in English The object is made out of pumice Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas | Morton D. May Mexico, North America, Central America 0400/0550 Julius Carlebach | Morton D. May | Saint Louis Art Museum This item originated in Mexico, North America, and Central America Spring 2026 https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/WRSTLPlace/item/3234 Copper Object made by Haida, Tlingit, Tsimshian Artists Indigenous Art | Tlingit, Haida, or Tsimshian | Morton D. May | Saint Louis Art Museum | Copper Art 268:1982 Saint Louis Art Museum | https://www.slam.org/collection/objects/12215/ The object's description is in English The object is made out of copper and has pigment Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas | Morton D. May British Columbia Province, Canada 1870/1870 1967 Lucy Brown, Alert Bay, British Columbia, Canada | 1967 - 1982 Morton D. May, St. Louis, MO, USA, purchased from Lucy Brown, through agent James Economos | 1982 Saint Louis Art Museum, given by Morton D. May The object originated in British Columbia Province in Canada Spring 2026 https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/WRSTLPlace/item/3232 Bowl made by Tlingit Artist Augustus Bean (1856-1926) Indigenous Art | Tlingit | Morton D. May | Saint Louis Art Museum | Alaska 275:1982 Saint Louis Art Museum | https://www.slam.org/collection/objects/12221/ The description of the object is in English The object is made out of stained wood, abalone shell, glass beads, and ivory Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas | Morton D. May Sitka, Alaska 1900/1900 The provenance of the bowl is not listed on the Saint Louis Art Museum online collection catalog but the object was gift from Morton D. May. This item originated in Alaska Spring 2026 https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/WRSTLPlace/item/3230 Vessel with Painted Motifs Indigenous Art | Soyapango | Saint Louis Art Museum | Morton D. May | Ceramics 223:1978 Saint Louis Art Museum | https://www.slam.org/collection/objects/8853/ The description of the object is in English The object is made out of a ceramic material Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas | Morton D. May El Salvador 0300/0900 1960s - 1967 Roberto Ardon, Los Angeles, CA, USA | 1967 - 1978 Morton D. May (1914–1983), St. Louis, MO, USA, purchased from Roberto Ardon through agent Robert D. Corey | 1978 Saint Louis Art Museum, given by Morton D. May This object originated in El Salvador Spring 2026 https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/WRSTLPlace/item/3228 Cylinder Seal Indigenous Art | Morton D. May | Olmec | Saint Louis Art Museum | Ceramics 194:1979 Saint Louis Art Museum | https://www.slam.org/collection/objects/9458/ The description of the object is in English The object is made out of a ceramic material Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas | Morton D. May Mexico, North and Central America 900-300BCE 1971 Everett Rassiga Inc., New York, NY, USA | 1971 - 1979 Morton D. May (1914-1983), St. Louis, MO, purchased from Everett Rassiga Inc. | 1979 Saint Louis Art Museum, given by Morton D. May This object originated in Mexico, North and Central America Spring 2026 https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/WRSTLPlace/item/3225 Avian Mace Head Indigenous Art | Saint Louis Art Museum | Morton D. May | Nicoya | Costa Rica 373:1978 Saint Louis Art Museum | https://www.slam.org/collection/objects/9040/ object description is in English The object is made out of stone Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas | Morton D. May Costa Rica, North and Central America 0500/0800 1966 May Department Stores Company, St. Louis, MO, USA | 1966 - 1979 Morton D. May (1914–1983), St. Louis, MO, purchased from the May Department Stores Company | 1979 Saint Louis Art Museum, given by Morton D. May This object originated in Costa Rica, North and Central America but the map will have Costa Rica as the place where the object originated from. Spring 2026 https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/WRSTLPlace/item/3222 Fragment of an Architectural Frieze Indigenous Art | Saint Louis Art Museum | Morton D. May | Zapotec | Architecture 351:1978.6 Saint Louis Art Museum | https://www.slam.org/collection/objects/50132/ Object description is in English The object is made out of terracotta with whitewash and buff pigment Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas | Morton D. May Oaxaca state, Mexico, North and Central America 0600/0909 1966 William Spratling (1900-1967), Taxco, Guerrero, Mexico | 1966 Harry A. Franklin Gallery, Beverly Hills, CA, USA | 1966 - 1978 Morton D. May (1914-1983), St. Louis, MO, purchased from Harry A. Franklin Gallery | 1978 Saint Louis Art Museum, given by Morton D. May This object originated in Oaxaca state in Mexico, North and Central America. Spring 2026 https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/WRSTLPlace/item/3220 Vessel in the Form of a Coyote Indigenous Art | Toltec | Saint Louis Art Museum | Morton D. May | Sculpture 122: 1980 Saint Louis Art Museum | https://www.slam.org/collection/objects/10083/ Object description is in English The figure is made out of ceramic Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas | Morton D. May Mexico, North America, Central America 0909/1200 There is no provenance listed in the Saint Louis Art Museum online collection for this object, but this is part of the Morton D. May collection but there is no information available about the previous owners of the object. This item originated from Mexico, North and Central America. Spring 2026 https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/WRSTLPlace/item/3214 Figure (akua ka'ai) made by Hawaiian Artist Indigenous Art | Morton D. May | Saint Louis Art Museum | Hawaiian | Polynesian 1532:1983 Saint Louis Art Museum | https://www.slam.org/collection/objects/17547/ object description is in English and Native Hawaiian Language Sculpture made out of wood and pigment Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas | Morton D. May Hawaii 18th century 1850 - 1870 Richard Cuming (1777-1870), London, England | 1870 - 1902 H. Syer Cuming (d.1902), London, England, by inheritance | 1902 – c. 1946 Cuming Museum, London, England | 1946 - 1948 Kenneth A. Webster, London, England, acquired from the Cuming Museum | 1948 - 1977 James Thomas Hooper (1897-1971), England, acquired from Kenneth A. Webster; Estate of James Thomas Hooper | 1977 - 1983 Morton D. May (1914-1983), St. Louis, MO, USA, purchased at auction of “Hawaiian and Maori Art from the James Hooper Collection,” Christie, Manson and Woods, London, June 21, 1977, lot no. 185 | 1983 Saint Louis Art Museum, bequest of Morton D. May This figure originated in Hawaii Spring 2026 https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/WRSTLPlace/item/3108 Male Yipwon Figure made by Alamblak or Inyai-Ewa Artists Indigenous Art | Morton D. May | Papua New Guinea | Melanesian | Sculpture 1319:1983 Saint Louis Art Museum | https://www.slam.org/collection/objects/13969/ The description of the item is in English the object is made out of Wood, resinous substance, paint, red ochre, and shell Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas | Morton D. May East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea mid 20th century 1971 Everett Rassiga Inc., New York, NY, USA | 1971 - 1983 Morton D. May (1914-1983), St. Louis, MO, purchased from Everett Rassiga Inc. | 1983 Saint Louis Art Museum, bequest of Morton D. May This item originated in Papua New Guinea in the East Sepik Province Spring 2026 https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/WRSTLPlace/item/3106 Gope Board made by Kerewa Artist Indigenous Art | Morton D. May | Melanesian | Papua New Guinea | Kerewa Artist 1367:1983 Saint Louis Art Museum | https://www.slam.org/collection/objects/14022/ object description in English The object's material is wood, Indigenous paint, red lead, and lime Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas | Morton D. May Gulf Province, Papua New Guinea 20th century 1974 - 1983 Morton D. May | 1983 Saint Louis Art Museum, bequest of Morton D. May This item originated in Papua New Guinea in the Gulf Province Spring 2026 https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/WRSTLPlace/item/3104 Female Figure made by Inyai-Ewa Artist Indigenous Art | Morton D. May | Papua New Guinea | Inyai-Ewa Artist | Melanesian 146:1975 Saint Louis Art Museum | https://www.slam.org/collection/objects/7690/ The item description is English This object is made out of wood and clay Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas | Morton D. May East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea 18th to 19th century 1968 D'Arcy Galleries, New York, NY, USA | 1968 - 1975 Morton D. May (1914-1983), St. Louis, MO, purchased from D'Arcy Galleries | 1975 Saint Louis Art Museum, given by Morton D. May This object originated in Papua New Guinea in the East Sepik Province Spring 2026 https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/WRSTLPlace/item/3102 Cooking Pot made by Boiken Artist Indigenous Art | Boiken Artist | Morton D. May | Melanesian | Papua New Guinea 1357:1983 Saint Louis Art Museum | https://www.slam.org/collection/objects/14011/ Object description in English The object is made out of ceramic Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas | Morton D. May East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea mid- to late 20th century 1974 - 1983 Morton D. May | 1983 Saint Louis Art Museum, bequest of Morton D. May This item originated in Papua New Guinea in the East Sepik Province Spring 2026 https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/WRSTLPlace/item/3100 Canoe Shield Indigenous Art | Morton D. May | Melanesian | Papua New Guinea | East Sepik Province 21:1977 Saint Louis Art Museum | https://www.slam.org/collection/objects/8334/ Item description is in English The object is made out of wood, pigment, and plant fiber Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas | Morton D. May East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea mid-20th century 1971 Stendahl Galleries, Hollywood, CA, USA | 1971 Harry A. Franklin Gallery, Beverly Hills, CA | 1971 - 1977 Morton D. May (1914-1983), St. Louis, MO, purchased from Harry A. Franklin Gallery | 1977 Saint Louis Art Museum, given by Morton D. May This item originated in the East Sepik Province in Papua New Guinea Spring 2026 https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/WRSTLPlace/item/3098 Armband made by Aitape Artist Indigenous Art | Morton D. May | Melanesian | Papua New Guinea | Aitape Artist 193:1975 Saint Louis Art Museum | https://www.slam.org/collection/objects/7742/ Object description is in English Object is made out of tortoise shell Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas | Morton D. May Papua New Guinea 19th or 20th century 1974 - 1975 Morton D. May | 1975 Saint Louis Art Museum, given by Morton D. May This object originated in Papua New Guinea Spring 2026 https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/WRSTLPlace/item/3096 Spirit Board (gope) made by Wapo Creek Artist Indigenous Art | Morton D. May | Melanesian | Papua New Guinea | Wapo Creek Artist 1374:1983 Saint Louis Art Museum | https://www.slam.org/collection/objects/14029/ Object description is in English The figure is made out of wood and pigment Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas | Morton D. May Gulf Province, Papua New Guinea 20th century 1974 - 1983 Morton D. May | 1983 Saint Louis Art Museum, bequest of Morton D. May This object originated in Papua New Guinea in the Gulf Province Spring 2026 https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/WRSTLPlace/item/3094 Figure made by Tolai Artist Indigenous art | Morton D. May | Melanesian | Papua New Guinea | Sculpture 191:1975 Saint Louis Art Museum | https://www.slam.org/collection/objects/7739/ Object description in English The object is made out of wood and pigment Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas | Morton D. May East New Britain Province, Papua New Guinea mid-19th to mid-20th century 1974 - 1975 Morton D. May | 1975 Saint Louis Art Museum, given by Morton D. May The object originated in Papua New Guinea in the East New Britain Province Spring 2026 https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/WRSTLPlace/item/3072 Bird Figure made by Inyai-Ewa artist Indigenous Art | Morton D. May | Melanesian | Inyai-Ewa Artist | Papua New Guinea 101:1975 Saint Louis Art Museum | https://www.slam.org/collection/objects/7639/ Object description in English Sculpture made out of wood, plant fibers, clay, pigment Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas | Morton D. May East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea possibly 18th–19th century 1968 D'Arcy Galleries, New York, NY, USA | 1968 - 1975 Morton D. May (1914-1983), St. Louis, MO, purchased from D'Arcy Galleries | 1975 Saint Louis Art Museum, given by Morton D. May The geographic location of this item is the East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea Spring 2026 https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/WRSTLPlace/item/3066 Malagan Sculpture Malagan | Morton D. May | Melanesian | Indigenous Art | New Ireland 59:1977 Saint Louis Art Museum | https://www.slam.org/collection/objects/8376/ object description is in English The object is made out of wood, Indigenous paints, red ochre, pandanus seed fiber, resin, and shell Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas | Morton D. May northern New Ireland or Papua New Guinea 1908/1909 c.1908/09 - 1913 Prof. Dr. Augustin Krämer, Germany, collected in New Ireland | 1913 Linden-Museum, Stuttgart, Germany | 1973 Everett Rassiga Inc., New York, NY, USA | 1973 - 1977 Morton D. May (1914-1983), St. Louis, MO, purchased from Everett Rassiga Inc. | 1977 Saint Louis Art Museum, given by Morton D. May The sculpture originated in Northern New Ireland or Papua New Guinea Spring 2026 https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/WRSTLPlace/item/3062 Malagan Mask with Bird Indigenous Art | Morton D. May Collection | Melanesian | Mask | Northern New Ireland 176:1975 Saint Louis Art Museum | https://www.slam.org/collection/objects/7723/ The description of the object is in English The object is made out of wood, indigenous paints, red ochre, bark cloth, coconut and other fibers, rattan, and shell. Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas | Morton D. May Northern New Ireland late 19th to early 20th century 1968 Rugs and Decorative Accessories, Inc., New York, NY, USA | 1968 - 1975 Morton D. May (1914-1983), St. Louis, MO, purchased from Rugs and Decorative Accessories, Inc. | 1975 Saint Louis Art Museum, given by Morton D. May This mask originated in Northern New Ireland which is also known as Papua New Guinea Spring 2026 https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/WRSTLPlace/item/3050 Malagan Figure Indigenous art | Morton D. May Collection | Saint Louis Art Museum | Melanesian | Papua New Guinea 60:1977 Saint Louis Art Museum | https://www.slam.org/collection/objects/8377/ The objects description is in English. Sculpture made out of wood, indigenous paints, red ochre, seed bracts, attachment resin, and shell Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas | Morton D. May Collection Tabar Islands, Northern New Ireland mid-19th to early 20th century 1970 Everett Rassiga Inc., New York, NY, USA | 1970 - 1977 Morton D. May (1914-1983), St. Louis, MO, purchased from Everett Rassiga Inc. | 1977 Saint Louis Art Museum, given by Morton D. May The Malagan figure was created in the Tabar Islands of Northern New Ireland which is known as Papua New Guinea. Spring 2026