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Amulet

2012.03.2804

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Artifact Identification Amulet   (2012.03.2804)
Classification/
Nomenclature
  1. Communication Artifacts
    2. :
  2. Personal Symbols
    3. :
  3. Belief Symbols
Artist/Maker Unknown
Geographic Location
Period N/A
Date N/A
Culture Tuareg
Location Not on Exhibit

Physical Analysis

Dimension 1 (Length) 41 cm
Dimension 2 (Width) 7 cm
Dimension 3 (Height) 2.5 cm
Weight 122 g
Measuring Remarks Under Review
Materials N/A
Manufacturing Processes N/A

Research Remarks

Description N/A
Published Description N/A
Bibliography

Rasmussen, Susan J. Reflections on Witchcraft, Danger, and Modernity among the Tuareg. Africa: Journal of the International AFrican Institute, Vo 74, No. 3(2004) pp. 315-340

Mickelsen, Nancy R. Tuareg Jewelry. African Arts, Vol 9, No. 2(Jan. 1976), pp. 16-80.

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.

Artifact History

Credit Line/Dedication Lynn and Michael Noel Collection
Reproduction N/A

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