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Artist: Paul Kgaile, South African, active 20th century
Verdite African Tribal Bust Xhosa Woman: Transkei
1989
Brown and green verdite, inlaid with ivory, stichtite, pink feldspar, serpentine, pyrophylite, and honey
24.13 × 17.78 × 13.335 cm (9 1/2 × 7 × 5 1/4 in.)
Richard Brown Baker, B.A. 1935, Collection
2008.19.1040
Geography:
Made in South Africa
Culture:
South African
Period:
20th century
Classification:
Sculpture
Provenance:
Aragonite-Schwartz Jewellers, Cape Town, South Africa, 2/23/90
Bibliography:
“Acquisitions, July 1, 2007–June 30, 2008,” Yale University Art Gallery Bulletin (2008): 226.
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.