Kohl Container
2008.22.0013
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Basic Information
| Artifact Identification | Kohl Container (2008.22.0013) |
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| Classification/ Nomenclature |
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| Artist/Maker | None |
| Geographic Location |
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| Period/Date | 1980s |
| Culture | Wodaabe, Bororo, Boadaado |
Physical Analysis
| Dimension 1 (Length) | 20.4 cm |
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| Dimension 2 (Width) | 2.7 cm |
| Dimension 3 (Depth) | 2.6 cm |
| Weight | 8 g |
| Measuring Remarks | Length includes leather straps that loop around the container. Width is taken from the bulb-like area of the container. It is not perfectly circular because of the additional width from the attached straps on the sides. Depth = thickness. |
| Materials | Animal--Skin--without Fur/Feathers/Scales, Pigment, Plant--Wood |
| Manufacturing Processes | Cutting, Dyeing, Piercing, Sewing, Twisting, Wrapping |
| Munsell Color Information | N/A |
Research Remarks
| Published Description | N/A |
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| Description | N/A |
| Comparanda | Compare to 28 in Van Offelen, Marion and Carol Beckwith. Nomads of Niger. William Collins Sons & Co.: London, 1983. |
| Bibliography | Bovin, Mette. Nomads Who Cultivate Beauty: Wodaabe dances and visual arts in Niger. Nordiska Afrikainstitutet: Uppsala, 2001. Seligman, Thomas and Kristyne Loughran, eds. Art of Being Tuareg: Sahara nomads in a modern world. UCLA Fowler Museum of Cultural History: Los Angeles, 2006. Van Offelen, Marion and Carol Beckwith. Nomads of Niger. William Collins Sons & Co.: London, 1983. |
Artifact History
| Archaeological Data | N/A |
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| Credit Line/Dedication | Kieffer-Lopez Collection |
| Reproduction | No |
| Reproduction Information | N/A |