Necklace

2008.22.0224

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Artifact Identification Necklace   (2008.22.0224)
Classification/
Nomenclature
  1. Personal Artifacts
  2. :
  3. Adornment
  4. :
  5. Body Adornments
Artist/Maker None
Geographic Location
Period/Date 1980 - 1987
Culture Tuareg or Peul, Fulani, Fulbe, Peuhl, Peulh

Physical Analysis

Dimension 1 (Length) 48.1 cm
Dimension 2 (Length) 4.2 cm
Dimension 3 (Width) 0.6 cm
Weight 214 g
Measuring Remarks --Largest measurement length of entire necklace. --Second largest measurement length of one of pendant’s sides. --Third dimension approximate width of one of necklace’s beads.
Materials Metal, Textile
Manufacturing Processes Cutting, Drilling, Incising, Stringing, Engraving, Twisting
Munsell Color Information N/A

Research Remarks

Published Description N/A
Description N/A
Comparanda N/A
Bibliography

Bovin, Mette. Nomads Who Cultivate Beauty: Wodaabe dances and visual arts in Niger. Nordiska Afrikainstitutet: Uppsala, 2001. Hagan, Helene. Tuareg Jewelry: Traditional patterns and symbols. Xlibris, 2006. 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.

Artifact History

Archaeological Data N/A
Credit Line/Dedication Kieffer-Lopez Collection
Reproduction No
Reproduction Information N/A

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