Ring, Cross of Zinder
2008.22.0200
Detailed Images
Basic Information
Artifact Identification | Ring, Cross of Zinder (2008.22.0200) |
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Classification/ Nomenclature |
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Artist/Maker | None |
Geographic Location | |
Period/Date | N/A |
Culture | Tuareg or Peul, Fulani, Fulbe, Peuhl, Peulh |
Physical Analysis
Dimension 1 (Length) | 4.1 cm |
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Dimension 2 (Diameter) | 2.0 cm |
Dimension 3 (Depth) | 0.8 cm |
Weight | 11.1 g |
Measuring Remarks | Largest dimension is measured from tip of point to tip of small nub on opposite side of ring. Second largest dimension is diameter of ring, measured perpendicular to largest dimension. Third largest dimension was measured at the square lip on the point. |
Materials | Metal |
Manufacturing Processes | Cast |
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. Hagan, Helene E. Tuareg Jewelry: Traditional Patterns and Symbols. Philadelphia, 2006. Seligman, Thomas K. and Kristyne Loghran, eds. Art of Being Tuareg: Sahara Nomads in a a Modern World. Los Angeles: Cantor Center at Stanford University: UCLA Fowler Museum of Cultural History, 2006. Mickelsen, Nancy R. Tuareg Jewelry. African Arts, Vol 9, No. 2(Jan. 1976), pp. 16-80. |
Artifact History
Archaeological Data | N/A |
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Credit Line/Dedication | Kieffer-Lopez Collection |
Reproduction | No |
Reproduction Information | N/A |