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African Art
Cultural Object
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Brooch in the shape of a butterfly, filigree

20th century

Gilt Silver

Gift of Labelle Prussin, Ph.D. 1973
2010.124.3
Geography: 
Country Morocco
Status: 
Not on view
Culture: 
Jewish, Islamic
Period: 
20th century
Classification: 
Jewelry
Provenance: 

Purchased by Labelle Prussin 1971 in Dakar
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).

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.