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Necklace

early 20th century

Silver

Gift of Labelle Prussin, Ph.D. 1973
2009.179.21
Geography: 
Made in Yemen
Country Midelt, Morocco
Status: 
Not on view
Period: 
20th century
Classification: 
Jewelry
Provenance: 

Purchased by Labelle Prussin in 1984 in Midelt, Morocco from a Tuareg trader Donated by Labelle Prussin to Yale University Art Gallery in 2009

Bibliography: 

“Acquisitions,” https://artgallery.yale.edu/sites/default/files/files/Pub_Bull_acquisitions_2010.pdf (accessed 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.