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Talhakimt Amulet, Pendant

2013.05.0721

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Artifact Identification Talhakimt Amulet, Pendant   (2013.05.0721)
Classification/
Nomenclature
  1. Communication Artifacts
    2. :
  2. Personal Symbols
    3. :
  3. Belief Symbols
Artist/Maker Unknown
Geographic Location
Period N/A
Date N/A
Culture Tuareg
Location Not on Exhibit

Physical Analysis

Dimension 1 (Length) 7.55 cm
Dimension 2 (Width) 4.12 cm
Dimension 3 (Depth) .67 cm
Weight 20 g
Measuring Remarks N/A
Materials Stone
Manufacturing Processes N/A

Research Remarks

Description N/A
Published Description N/A
Bibliography

Mickelsen, Nancy R. Tuareg Jewelry. African Arts, Vol 9, No. 2(Jan. 1976), pp. 16-80.

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.

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 Lynn and Michael Noel Collection
Reproduction N/A

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