Earring

2012.03.2873

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Basic Information

Artifact Identification	Earring (2012.03.2873)
Classification/ Nomenclature	Personal Artifacts : Adornment : Body Adornments
Artist/Maker	Unknown
Geographic Location	Africa, North; Africa, West : Algeria, Burkina Faso, Libya, Mali, Niger, Nigeria
Period	N/A
Date	N/A
Culture	Tuareg

Physical Analysis

Dimension 1 (Length)	6 cm
Dimension 2 (Width)	1 cm
Dimension 3 (Width)	.5 cm
Weight	32 g
Measuring Remarks	Under Review
Materials	Metal
Manufacturing Processes	N/A

Research Remarks

Description	Under Review
Published Description	N/A
Bibliography	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	Lynn and Michael Noel Collection
Reproduction	N/A

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