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2012.10.0308

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Artifact Identification Ring   (2012.10.0308)
Classification/
Nomenclature
  1. Personal Artifacts
    2. :
  2. Adornment
    3. :
  3. Body Adornments
Artist/Maker Unknown
Geographic Location
Period N/A
Date 1850 - 1900
Culture Tuareg
Location Not on Exhibit

Physical Analysis

Dimension 1 (Length) 3.26 cm
Dimension 2 (Width) 3.2 cm
Dimension 3 (Depth) 2.8 cm
Weight 45 g
Measuring Remarks N/A
Materials Metal--Silver, Metal--Copper
Manufacturing Processes Cast, Inlaid

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.

Artifact History

Credit Line/Dedication Gift of Robert C. and Donna M. Spina Helmholz
Reproduction No

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