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African Art
Cultural Object
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Trident Pendant on Leather Necklace (Walata-Idye)

19th–20th century

Silver, cloisonne, and leather

Gift of Labelle Prussin, Ph.D. 1973
2010.124.18
Geography: 
Mauritania
Status: 
Not on view
Culture: 
Islamic
Period: 
19th–20th century
Classification: 
Jewelry
Provenance: 

Purchased by Labelle Prussin 2004 in Mauritania
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.