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Married Woman's Fibula Necklace

1969.11.0001

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Basic Information

Artifact Identification Married Woman's Fibula Necklace   (1969.11.0001)
Classification/
Nomenclature
  1. Personal Artifacts
    2. :
  2. Clothing
    3. :
  3. Clothing Accessories
Artist/Maker Unknown
Geographic Location
Period Nationalist
Date 19th century
Culture Berber, Amazigh, Imazighen

Physical Analysis

Dimension 1 (Length) 43.7 cm
Dimension 2 (Width) 8.8 cm
Dimension 3 (Depth) 4.3 cm
Weight 326 g
Measuring Remarks N/A
Materials Metal--Silver, Glass
Manufacturing Processes Forging, Enamelling

Research Remarks

Description Under Review
Published Description N/A
Bibliography

Becker, Cynthia J. Amazigh Arts in Morocco: Women Shaping Berber Identity. Austin: University of Texas Press, 2006.

Guggenheim Museum. Africa: The Art of a Continent. New York: The Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation, 1996. P. 177.

Loughran, Kristyne and Cynthia J. Becker. Desert Jewels: North African Jewelry and Photography from the Xavier Guerrand-Hermes Collection. New York: Museum for African Art Press, 2009.

Artifact History

Credit Line/Dedication Purchase
Reproduction no

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