Married Woman's Fibula Necklace
1969.11.0001
Basic Information
| Artifact Identification | Married Woman's Fibula Necklace (1969.11.0001) |
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| Classification/ Nomenclature |
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| Artist/Maker | None |
| Geographic Location |
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| Period/Date | Nationalist, 19th century |
| Culture | Berber, Amazigh, Imazighen |
Physical Analysis
| Dimension 1 (Length) | 43.7 cm |
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| Dimension 2 (Width) | 8.8 cm |
| Dimension 3 (Depth) | 4.3 cm |
| Weight | 326 g |
| Measuring Remarks | None |
| Materials | Metal--Silver, Glass |
| Manufacturing Processes | Forging, Enamelling |
| Munsell Color Information | Medium Gray (N 6/) -ns Light Olive Brown ( 2.5Y 5/8) -ns Deep Yellowish Green ( 2.5G 4/8) -ns Vivid Red ( 7.5R 4/16) -ns ( 2.5G 3/10) -ns Medium Gray, Light Olive Brown, Deep Yellowish Green, Vivid Red, Deep Violet ( 2.5P 2/10) -ns |
Research Remarks
| Published Description | N/A |
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| Description | N/A |
| Comparanda | Musee Barbier-Mueller, Geneva. Fibulae with Connecting Chain and Central Ovoid Bead, 1000-35. |
| 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
| Archaeological Data | N/A |
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| Credit Line/Dedication | Purchase |
| Reproduction | no |
| Reproduction Information | N/A |