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African Art
Public domain

Knife with Sheath

mid-19th century

Metal, copper, and brass

with sheath: 1 1/8 × 3/8 × 11 3/8 in. (2.9 × 1 × 28.9 cm)
without sheath: 1 1/8 × 1/4 × 11 1/16 in. (2.9 × 0.6 × 28.1 cm)
Gift of Labelle Prussin, Ph.D. 1973
2007.199.2a-b
Geography: 
Tahua, Niger
Status: 
By appointment, Wurtele Study Center
Culture: 
Tuareg, Islamic
Period: 
19th century
Classification: 
Arms and Armor
Provenance: 

Purchased by Labelle Prussin in 1974 in Tahua, Niger
Donated to Yale University Art Gallery by Labelle Prussin in 2007.

Bibliography: 

“Acquisitions, July 1, 2007–June 30, 2008,” Yale University Art Gallery Bulletin (2008): 166.

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