Amulet

2008.22.0143

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Basic Information

Artifact Identification	Amulet (2008.22.0143)
Classification/ Nomenclature	Communication Artifacts : Personal Symbols : Belief Symbols
Artist/Maker	Unknown
Geographic Location	Africa, West : Niger : Niamey
Period	N/A
Date	1980s
Culture	Wodaabe, Bororo, Boadaado, Tuareg

Physical Analysis

Dimension 1 (Length)	5.6 cm
Dimension 2 (Depth)	3.9 cm
Dimension 3 (Depth)	1.6 cm
Weight	9 g
Measuring Remarks	N/A
Materials	Animal--Skin--without Fur/Feathers/Scales, Resin
Manufacturing Processes	Beaded, Cutting, Drilling, Joining, Piercing, Tanning

Research Remarks

Description	Under Review
Published Description	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

Credit Line/Dedication	Kieffer-Lopez Collection
Reproduction	No

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