Ring

2012.10.0308

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Basic Information

Artifact Identification	Ring (2012.10.0308)
Classification/ Nomenclature	Personal Artifacts : Adornment : Body Adornments
Artist/Maker	Unknown
Geographic Location	Africa, Central; Africa, East; Africa, North; Africa, West : Algeria, Chad, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Libya, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, Sudan, Tunisia, Western Sahara : Sahara
Period	N/A
Date	1850 - 1900
Culture	Tuareg

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	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	Gift of Robert C. and Donna M. Spina Helmholz
Reproduction	No

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