Necklace

late 19th–early 20th century, before 1930

African Art

By appointment, Wurtele Study Center
Medium

Brass and glass beads

Dimensions

15 × 13 × 3/4 in. (38.1 × 33.02 × 1.91 cm)

Credit Line

Bequest of William Siegmann

Accession Number

2016.119.42

Geography

Liberia

Culture

Dan

Period

19th–20th century

Classification

Jewelry

Disclaimer

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Provenance
Possibly bought by Siegmann in Liberia before 1986
Bequest of William Siegmann to Yale University Art Gallery, 2016
Bibliography
  • "Acquisitions July 1, 2016–June 30, 2017," Yale University Art Gallery Bulletin (December 1, 2017), 3
  • Jan-Lodewijk Grootaers and Alexander Bortolot, eds., Visions from the Forests: The Art of Liberia and Sierra Leone (Seattle: University of Washington Press, 2014), 93, 182, no. 52
Object copyright
Copyright Undetermined
Additional information

Object/Work type

necklaces

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