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2012.10.0309

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Artifact Identification Ring   (2012.10.0309)
Classification/
Nomenclature
  1. Personal Artifacts
    2. :
  2. Adornment
    3. :
  3. Body Adornments
Artist/Maker Unknown
Geographic Location
Period N/A
Date Early 20th Century
Culture Tuareg
Location Not on Exhibit

Physical Analysis

Dimension 1 (Length) 4.6 cm
Dimension 2 (Width) 2.25 cm
Dimension 3 (Depth) .6 cm
Weight 17 g
Measuring Remarks N/A
Materials Metal--Silver, Stone--Carnelian
Manufacturing Processes Cast, Inlaid

Research Remarks

Description N/A
Published Description N/A
Bibliography

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