Amulet

Museum number:
5-15573
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.4588
Description:
Amulet, brass. Attenuated form of man with bent knees and ankles bound together. Suspension ring at back. Height 5.8 cm, Width 0.8 cm. From Africa, Mali, Dogon. Possible tourist reproduction.
Donor:
Irwin Hersey
Collection place:
Mali
Verbatim coll. place:
Africa; Mali; Dogon
Culture or time period:
Dogon
Collector:
Irwin Hersey
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Amulets
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Amulet, accession number 5-15573, described as Amulet, brass. Attenuated form of man with bent knees and ankles bound together. Suspension ring at back. Height 5.8 cm, Width 0.8 cm. From Africa, Mali, Dogon. Possible tourist reproduction.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Amulet, accession number 5-15573, described as Amulet, brass. Attenuated form of man with bent knees and ankles bound together. Suspension ring at back. Height 5.8 cm, Width 0.8 cm. From Africa, Mali, Dogon. Possible tourist reproduction.

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