Saddlebag

2008.22.0149

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Basic Information

Artifact Identification	Saddlebag (2008.22.0149)
Classification/ Nomenclature	Distribution & Transportation Artifacts : Land Transportation T&E : Land Transportation Accessories
Artist/Maker	Unknown
Geographic Location	Africa, West : Niger
Period	N/A
Date	N/A
Culture	Tuareg, Peul, Puehl, Fulani

Physical Analysis

Dimension 1 (Length)	106.0 cm
Dimension 2 (Width)	72.0 cm
Dimension 3 (Depth)	5.5 cm
Weight	1345 g
Measuring Remarks	Under Review
Materials	Animal--Skin--without Fur/Feathers/Scales (Camel?), Pigment--Dye, Textile
Manufacturing Processes	Cutting, Dyeing, Embroidering, Joining, Piercing, Sewing, Tanning, Twisting, Wrapping

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. 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

Credit Line/Dedication	Kieffer-Lopez Collection
Reproduction	No

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