Amulets
2008.22.0014
Detailed Images
Basic Information
Artifact Identification | Amulets (2008.22.0014) |
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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) | 29 cm |
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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 |
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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 |
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Credit Line/Dedication | Kieffer-Lopez Collection |
Reproduction | No |
Reproduction Information | N/A |