Saddlebag
2008.22.0149
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Basic Information
Artifact Identification | Saddlebag (2008.22.0149) |
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Classification/ Nomenclature |
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Artist/Maker | None |
Geographic Location | |
Period/Date | N/A |
Culture | Tuareg, Peul, Puehl, Fulani |
Physical Analysis
Dimension 1 (Length) | 106.0 cm |
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Dimension 2 (Width) | 72.0 cm |
Dimension 3 (Depth) | 5.5 cm |
Weight | 1345 g |
Measuring Remarks | Largest Dimension approximated from folded length. Depth = thickness. |
Materials | Animal--Skin--without Fur/Feathers/Scales (Camel?), Pigment--Dye, Textile |
Manufacturing Processes | Cutting, Dyeing, Embroidering, Joining, Piercing, Sewing, Tanning, Twisting, 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. Frank, Barbara E. Mande Potters & Leather Workers: Art and Heritage in West Africa. Washington and London: Smithsonian Institution Press. Identifies different types of leather wallets to different groups. |
Artifact History
Archaeological Data | N/A |
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Credit Line/Dedication | Kieffer-Lopez Collection |
Reproduction | No |
Reproduction Information | N/A |