Currency Bracelet (Nitien) | Yale University Art Gallery

19th century

Medium: Copper alloy
Dimensions: 2 1/2 × 6 1/2 × 6 1/4 in. (6.35 × 16.51 × 15.88 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of Jeanne A. Miller and Kathryn E. Culhane, B.S. 2015, in memory of Glenn H. and Mary A. Miller
Accession Number: 2018.81.3
Geography: Sinoe River region, Liberia
Culture: Kru
Period: 19th century
Classification: Numismatics
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Provenance

Monrovia, Liberia, to December 3, 1974; Mary A and Glenn H Miller; Jeanne A. Miller and Kathryn E. Culhane, to 2018; Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn.

Bibliography

"Acquisitions July 1, 2017–June 30, 2018," Yale University Art Gallery Bulletin: Online Supplement (accessed December 1, 2018), 3

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Additional information

Object/Work type

bracelets (jewelry)

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