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Talisman Pendant

2012.03.2889

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Artifact Identification Talisman Pendant   (2012.03.2889)
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 (Height) 16.6 cm
Dimension 2 (Width) 15 cm
Dimension 3 (Depth) 1.37 cm
Weight 36 g
Measuring Remarks N/A
Materials Metal--Silver, Metal--Pewter, Metal--Copper, Metal--Bronze
Manufacturing Processes Cast, Embossed

Research Remarks

Description N/A
Published Description N/A
Bibliography

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.

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

Hagan, Helene E., and Lucile C. Myers. Tuareg jewelry: Traditional patterns and symbols. United States: Xlibris Corp., 2006.

Artifact History

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

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