Lock with key | Yale University Art Gallery

late 17th–18th century

Medium: Iron, brass, and copper
Dimensions: lock (1a-b): 2 1/4 × 11/16 × 5 1/2 in. (5.7 × 1.8 × 14 cm)
key (.2): 1 1/16 × 3/16 × 4 15/16 in. (2.7 × 0.4 × 12.6 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of Labelle Prussin, Ph.D. 1973
Accession Number: 2007.199.14.1a-b-.2
Geography: Niger
Culture: Tuareg, Islamic
Period: 17th–18th century
Classification: Hardware
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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," in "Recent Acquisitions," special issue, Yale University Art Gallery Bulletin (2008), 166–67, ill

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Object/Work type

locks (securing devices)

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