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Asian Art
Purse
19th century
Pile weave; wool
7 1/2 × 7 1/2 in. (19.1 × 19.1 cm)
Gift of Sarah B. Sherrill in memory of her grandfather Charles H. Sherrill, B.A. 1889, and father, Gibbs W. Sherrill, B.A. 1931
2018.167.8
Geography:
Turkmenistan
Status:
Not on view
Culture:
Turkmenistan
Period:
19th century
Classification:
Textiles
Provenance:
Collected in Iran in 1975 by Sarah B. Sherill, New York; gifted in 2018 to Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn.
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