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Tcherot Amulet Necklace

2012.10.0228

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Artifact Identification Tcherot Amulet Necklace   (2012.10.0228)
Classification/
Nomenclature
  1. Personal Artifacts
    2. :
  2. Adornment
    3. :
  3. Body Adornments
Artist/Maker Unknown
Geographic Location
Period N/A
Date 2nd half of 20th century
Culture Tuareg
Location Not on Exhibit

Physical Analysis

Dimension 1 (Length) 38.25 cm
Dimension 2 (Width) 9.5 cm
Dimension 3 (Depth) .81 cm
Weight 107 g
Measuring Remarks Under Review
Materials N/A
Manufacturing Processes N/A

Research Remarks

Description N/A
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.

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

Artifact History

Credit Line/Dedication Gift of Robert C. and Donna M. Spina Helmholz
Reproduction N/A

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