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African Art
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Pair of Earrings

19th–20th century

Red and gold thread wrapped around a core

Gift of Labelle Prussin, Ph.D. 1973
2010.124.1a-b
Geography: 
Mali
Status: 
By appointment, Wurtele Study Center
Culture: 
Fulbe, Islamic
Period: 
19th–20th century
Classification: 
Jewelry
Provenance: 

Purchased by Labelle Prussin 1970-1971 in Djenne, Mali
Donated by Labelle Prussin to Yale University Art Gallery in 2010

Bibliography: 

“Acquisitions,” https://artgallery.yale.edu/sites/default/files/files/Pub_Bull_acquisitions_2011.pdf (accessed March 1, 2012).

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