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African Art
Spearhead
15th–16th century
possibly Iron
5 5/8 × 3/8 × 1/8 in. (14.3 × 1 × 0.3 cm)
Gift of Deborah Volberg Pagnotta and Dr. Rachel Volberg in honor of Professor Labelle Prussin, Ph.D. 1973, our tough, brilliant mother
2019.110.72
Geography:
Country Mauritania
Status:
Not on view
Culture:
Islamic
Period:
15th–16th century
Classification:
Arms and Armor
Provenance:
Collected by Labelle Prussin, Pomona, NY, 2004 in Mauritania from an archaeological site; Deborah Volberg Pagnotta, Yorktown Heights, NY and Dr. Rachel Volberg, Northampton, MA; Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn.
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.
