Cast in Paris, 1851 and believed to be the original pair cast for the artist [see letter from Gerald Kerin in curatorial object file]. Sold directly by the artist to an English (Devon) private collector, 1851 [according to letter from William Redford, in curatorial file; Cordier brought ethnographic busts to the 1862 London Exposition, see Exotische Welten, p. 357]. Purchased from same collector by William Redford, the agent for Gerald Kerin, Ltd. [see same letter in curatorial file]. Sold by Gerald Kerin, Ltd. to the Art Institute, 1963.