Necklace

2008.22.0225

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Basic Information

Artifact Identification	Necklace (2008.22.0225)
Classification/ Nomenclature	Personal Artifacts : Adornment : Body Adornments
Artist/Maker	Unknown
Geographic Location	Africa, West : Niger : Niamey
Period	N/A
Date	1980 - 1987
Culture	Tuareg or Peul, Fulani, Fulbe, Peuhl, Peulh

Physical Analysis

Dimension 1 (Length)	19 cm
Dimension 2 (Width)	0.3 cm
Dimension 3 (Depth)	0.3 cm
Weight	16 g
Measuring Remarks	Under Review
Materials	Metal, Plastic
Manufacturing Processes	Drilling, Forging, Joining, Stringing

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. 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

Credit Line/Dedication	Kieffer-Lopez Collection
Reproduction	No

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