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Object Number
998-26-50/12947.1
Display Title
Pair of earrings
Descriptions
Object Description
Pair of hoop earrings with large geometric terminal decoration
Inventory Description
Pair of earrings, rounded rings, open, multi-angled knob on one end
Classification
- Earring
Department
Ethnographic
Date
20th century
Culture
- Tuareg
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
Additional Geographic Terms
North Africa
Materials
Silver alloy, Silver
Dimensions
Overall: 5.72 x 5.08 x 0.32 cm (2 1/4 x 2 x 1/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
998-26-50/12947.1
Credit Line
Gift of Mark S. Rapoport, MD, School of Public Health '73, and Jane C. Hughes, Radcliffe '67
Provenance
Collector
Mark S. Rapoport
(1990 or later - 12/28/98)
Donor
Mark S. Rapoport
(1990 or later - 12/28/98)
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