Object name: Cross / Donor: Barbara Ames / Culture or time period: Northern African cultures - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Cross, accession number 5-14142, described as Cross., Niger, Tuareg. 5-14142, acc no. 3682. 1975. File code: 5.1 Collector: David Ames Donor: David Ames. Materials, techniques: Metal, glass, cotton string, incised. Context of use: Purchased in Avorou market in Niger near Mali border. Description: Cross. Small, white brass, rounded blunt terminals, incised design; attached to black cotton string. Two short strings, each of four glass beads, attached with cotton string at top cross. lg. of cross and glass strings 3.2 cm., wd. of cross 2.5 cm.