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Pouch

2009.05.0236

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Artifact Identification Pouch   (2009.05.0236)
Classification/
Nomenclature
  1. Personal Artifacts
    2. :
  2. Personal Gear
    3. :
  3. Personal Carrying & Storage Gear
Artist/Maker Unknown
Geographic Location
Period N/A
Date 1980 - 1987
Culture Tuareg, Peul, Fulani
Location Not on Exhibit

Physical Analysis

Dimension 1 (Length) 70.5 cm
Dimension 2 (Length) 41.1 cm
Dimension 3 (Width) 15.4 cm
Weight 193 g
Measuring Remarks Under Review
Materials Animal--Skin--without Fur/Feathers/Scales
Manufacturing Processes Tanning, Painting, Sewing

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.

Artifact History

Credit Line/Dedication Kieffer-Lopez Collection
Reproduction No

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