Amulets

2008.22.0014

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Artifact Identification Amulets   (2008.22.0014)
Classification/
Nomenclature
  1. Communication Artifacts
  2. :
  3. Personal Symbols
  4. :
  5. Belief Symbols
Artist/Maker None
Geographic Location
Period/Date 1980s
Culture Wodaabe, Bororo, Boadaado

Physical Analysis

Dimension 1 (Length) 29 cm
Dimension 2 (Length) 7.8 cm
Dimension 3 (Width) 2 cm
Weight 41 g
Measuring Remarks Longest length is an approximate because the cord is tangled. Second length is of one of the amulets. Width is of the amulet.
Materials Animal--Skin--without Fur/Feathers/Scales, Textile
Manufacturing Processes Plaiting, Couching, Cutting, Inserting, Joining, Sewing, Wrapping
Munsell Color Information N/A

Research Remarks

Published Description N/A
Description N/A
Comparanda N/A
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
Credit Line/Dedication Kieffer-Lopez Collection
Reproduction No
Reproduction Information N/A

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