Snuff Horn Pendant

Medium

Rhinoceros horn (?), calabash, string, and silver

Dimensions

Horn: 9 1/2 × 3 × 2 1/4 in. (24.13 × 7.62 × 5.72 cm)

Credit Line

Bequest of William Siegmann

Accession Number

2016.119.62

Geography
Period

20th century

Classification
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Provenance

Provenance

Possibly bought by Siegmann in Liberia or Sierra Leone before 1986
Bequest of William Siegmann to Yale University Art Gallery, 2016
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Additional information

Object/Work type

pendants (jewelry), snuff bottles

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