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African Art
Model for a casting of a turtle
2002
Wax and fired clay
3/4 × 3 3/8 × 2 1/2in. (1.9 × 8.5 × 6.4 cm)
Gift of Labelle Prussin, Ph.D. 1973
2004.97.99
Geography:
Ghana
Culture:
Akan
Period:
21st century
Classification:
Models
Provenance:
Labelle Prussin purchased in Kumasi from atelier of brass caster in 2002, donated to Yale University Art Galllery in 2004
Bibliography:
“Acquisitions 2004,” Yale University Art Gallery Bulletin (2005): 140.
Note: This electronic record was created from historic documentation that does not necessarily reflect the Yale University Art Gallery’s complete or current knowledge about the object. Review and updating of such records is ongoing.