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Saddlebag

2008.22.0149

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Artifact Identification Saddlebag   (2008.22.0149)
Classification/
Nomenclature
  1. Distribution & Transportation Artifacts
    2. :
  2. Land Transportation T&E
    3. :
  3. Land Transportation Accessories
Artist/Maker Unknown
Geographic Location
Period N/A
Date N/A
Culture Tuareg, Peul, Puehl, Fulani
Location Not on Exhibit

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 N/A
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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