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Medium

Silver, leather, silk

Credit Line

Gift of Charles T. Clark

Accession Number

2005.45.1a-b

Culture
Period

19th century

Classification
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Bibliography
  • "Acquisitions and Gifts," in "African Art at Yale," special issue, Yale University Art Gallery Bulletin (2005), 199
Object copyright
Additional information

Object/Work type

clothing

Marks

Bird in circle, "A / C" [in diamond], man's head with queue in circle; all stamped on rim of reverse lower side of case running perpendicular to rim; "A.C. & Co [incuse, "C" in Co. is backwards]" next to stamps.

Inscriptions

"Ella. / 1870" [engraved on front of card case in gothic lettering in central lozenge]

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