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2012.08.0127

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Artifact Identification Bag   (2012.08.0127)
Classification/
Nomenclature
  1. Personal Artifacts
    2. :
  2. Personal Gear
    3. :
  3. Personal Carrying & Storage Gear
Artist/Maker Unknown
Geographic Location
Period N/A
Date N/A
Culture Tuareg
Location Not on Exhibit

Physical Analysis

Dimension 1 (Length) 29.2 cm
Dimension 2 (Width) 12.6 cm
Dimension 3 (Length) 8.2 cm
Weight 130 g
Measuring Remarks Under Review
Materials N/A
Manufacturing Processes N/A

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.

Frank, Barbara E. Mande Potters & Leather Workers: Art and Heritage in West Africa. Washington and London: Smithsonian Institution Press. Identifies different types of leather wallets to different groups.

Artifact History

Credit Line/Dedication Kieffer-Lopez Collection
Reproduction No

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