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| 1391 |
| They Talk of Death |
| FES Title: | Page 8 They talk of death – the drums of Mailu-ilu. | |
| Alternate Titles: | The Drums of Mailu-du |
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| Date: | 07/08/1925 | |
| Size: | 27″H x 38″W | |
| Medium: |  |
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| Type: | illustration | |
| Published: | Newsom, J.D. “The Bidding of Kwat.” The American Boy, December 1925: 13. caption: The rythmic beat reverberated through the darkness as the witch doctors at Mailu-ihe danced the ghost dance. |
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| Inscription: | lm: Frank E. Schoonover / ’25 | |
| Annotations: | en verso: no. 1391 July 1920 / Illustration for – “Trouble in the Hills” / Page 8 ” They talked of death, the drums of / Mailu-ilu — death to the / white masters and you. Soon they / come down from the hills / come [ soon ]
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| Exhibitions: | 1969 FES; 2004 Biggs (title unverified) |
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| Comments: | TP 1/15/02; Form 1/29/03; index; edit |
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| Provenance: | Auction of artist’s estate, New Century Club, Wilmington, Delaware (February 25, 1971); Dana Pyle, Wilmington, Delaware (July 1992); Sotheby’s, New York (March 15, 1995); Frances Solomon, Wilmington, Delaware (1995); Collection of Kenneth Mazik (November 2014) |
