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Necklace with Tcherot Amulet

2008.22.0233

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Artifact Identification Necklace with Tcherot Amulet   (2008.22.0233)
Classification/
Nomenclature
  1. Communication Artifacts
    2. :
  2. Personal Symbols
    3. :
  3. Belief Symbols
Artist/Maker Unknown
Geographic Location
Period N/A
Date 1980 - 1987
Culture Wodaabe, Bororo, Boadaado
Location Not on Exhibit

Physical Analysis

Dimension 1 (Length) 45.4 cm
Dimension 2 (Width) 6.9 cm
Dimension 3 (Length) 5.7 cm
Weight 41.0 g
Measuring Remarks Under Review
Materials Metal, Textile
Manufacturing Processes Engraving, Cast, Forming

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.

Hagan, Helene E., and Lucile C. Myers. Tuareg jewelry: Traditional patterns and symbols. United States: Xlibris Corp., 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.

Artifact History

Credit Line/Dedication Kieffer-Lopez Collection
Reproduction No

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