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Camel Saddle

2010.01.0451

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Artifact Identification Camel Saddle   (2010.01.0451)
Classification/
Nomenclature
  1. Distribution & Transportation Artifacts
    2. :
  2. Land Transportation T&E
    3. :
  3. Land Transportation Accessories
Artist/Maker Unknown
Geographic Location
Period N/A
Date 1980 - 1987
Culture Tuareg
Location Not on Exhibit

Physical Analysis

Dimension 1 (Length) 80.3 cm
Dimension 2 (Height) 75.7 cm
Dimension 3 (Width) 36.8 cm
Weight 4338 g
Measuring Remarks Under Review
Materials Animal--Skin--without Fur/Feathers/Scales, Metal, Pigment--Dye, Pigment--Paint, Textile
Manufacturing Processes Cutting, Drilling, Dyeing, Inlaying, Inserting, Joining, Painting, Piercing, Tanning, Weaving, Wrapping

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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