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Object Number 57-36-50/10131
Display Title Leather amulet for camel
Descriptions
Inventory Description Leather amulet, rectangular sewn pendant, braided loop with knob closure
Classification
  • Ornament
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Tuareg
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Algeria
Additional Geographic Terms Sahara, Northwest
Materials Leather
Dimensions Overall: 17.6 x 6.4 x 1.7 cm (6 15/16 x 2 1/2 x 11/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 57-36-50/10131

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