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Key, Woman’s Hair Decoration

2013.05.1427

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Artifact Identification Key, Woman’s Hair Decoration   (2013.05.1427)
Classification/
Nomenclature
  1. Personal Artifacts
    2. :
  2. Adornment
    3. :
  3. Hair Adornments
Artist/Maker Unknown
Geographic Location
Period N/A
Date N/A
Culture Tuareg
Location Not on Exhibit

Physical Analysis

Dimension 1 (Length) 35.6 cm
Dimension 2 (Width) 4.6 cm
Dimension 3 (Depth) .4 cm
Weight 41 g
Measuring Remarks N/A
Materials Metal, Animal--Skin--without Fur/Feathers/Scales
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.

Artifact History

Credit Line/Dedication Lynn and Michael Noel Collection
Reproduction N/A

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