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1. Anklet or bracelet

Museum number:: 5-16909
Culture or time period:: Nubian
Object class:: Anklets
Function:: 2.2 Personal Adornments and Accoutrements
Dimensions:: circumference 19.3 centimeters, length 7 centimeters, and width 8.3 centimeters
Collector:: William A. Shack
Collection place:: Tomas Village, Sudan
Collection date:: 1964-1965

2. Basketry plaque

Museum number:: 5-16913
Culture or time period:: Nubian
Object class:: Basketry (object genre), Coiled weaving, and Plaques (flat objects)
Function:: 1.5 Household
Dimensions:: diameter 40 centimeters
Collector:: William A. Shack
Collection place:: Sudan
Collection date:: 1964-1965

3. Bone disk

Museum number:: 5-16908
Culture or time period:: Nubian
Object class:: Carvings (visual works)
Function:: 2.2 Personal Adornments and Accoutrements
Dimensions:: diameter 2.3 centimeters and depth 0.1 centimeters
Collector:: William A. Shack
Collection place:: Tomas Village, Sudan

4. Double-footed food preparation bowl

Museum number:: 5-16911
Culture or time period:: Nubian
Object class:: Bowls (vessels)
Function:: 1.5 Household
Dimensions:: height 13 centimeters and diameter 31.5 centimeters
Collector:: William A. Shack
Collection place:: Tomas Village, Sudan
Collection date:: 1964-1965

5. Mat or wall decoration

Museum number:: 5-16918
Culture or time period:: Nubian
Object class:: Mats (floor coverings)
Function:: 4.1 Dwellings and Furnishings
Dimensions:: length 19 centimeters and width 22 centimeters
Collector:: William A. Shack
Collection place:: Tomas Village, Sudan
Collection date:: 1964-1965

6. Pendant; cross

Museum number:: 5-16960
Culture or time period:: Coptic
Object class:: Miniature (size attribute)
Function:: 5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Dimensions:: width 4.5 centimeters and length 7 centimeters
Collector:: Dorothy Shack and William A. Shack
Collection place:: Ethiopia

7. Triptych of st. george

Museum number:: 5-16835a,b
Culture or time period:: Coptic
Object class:: Dragons and Triptychs
Function:: 5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Dimensions:: width 10 centimeters, height 2.5 centimeters, and length 12.5 centimeters
Collector:: Dorothy Shack and William A. Shack
Collection place:: Ethiopia

8. Wood wall decoration

Museum number:: 5-16914
Culture or time period:: Nubian
Object class:: Carvings (visual works)
Function:: 4.1 Dwellings and Furnishings
Dimensions:: width 22.5 centimeters and height 34.5 centimeters
Collector:: William A. Shack
Collection place:: Al Junaynah, Western Darfur state, Sudan
Collection date:: 1964-1965