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African Art
Cultural Object
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Biconical pendant on a chain

19th–20th century

Gold

Gift of Labelle Prussin, Ph.D. 1973
2013.62.2
Geography: 
Geography Mauritania
Status: 
By appointment, Wurtele Study Center
Culture: 
Soninke, Islamic
Period: 
19th–20th century
Classification: 
Jewelry
Provenance: 

Purchased by Labelle Prussin near Rosso, Senegal 1998
Donated by Labelle Prussin to Yale University Art Gallery in 2013

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