Museum of Fine Arts, Boston: The Museum Year 2011
The Year
Acquisitions
Art of the Americas: July 2009–June 2011
Ancestral Spirit Vessel
1987
Willis "Bing" Davis
Overall: 76.2 x 31.8 x 31.8 cm (30 x 12 1/2 x 12 1/2 in.)
Stoneware
Classification: Ceramics
Object Place: Dayton, Ohio
Accession number: 2011.1810
Provenance/Ownership History: 1999, sold by the artist to John Axelrod, Boston; 2011, sold by Axelrod to the MFA. (Accession date: June 22, 2011)
The John Axelrod Collection—Frank B. Bemis Fund, Charles H. Bayley Fund, and The Heritage Fund for a Diverse Collection