Hide strand

Museum number:
5-1962
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.1371
Description:
Length of leather cord, used for hanging Moslem charms, for example around neck; length of cord is 45 inches in length.
Donor:
Robert F. Murphy and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Agadez, Niger
Verbatim coll. place:
Africa; Niger, Agades
Culture or time period:
Tuareg
Collector:
Robert F. Murphy
Collection date:
1961
Materials:
Leather
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
2.2 Personal Adornments and Accoutrements
Accession date:
1960
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Hide strand, accession number 5-1962, described as Length of leather cord, used for hanging Moslem charms, for example around neck; length of cord is 45 inches in length.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Hide strand, accession number 5-1962, described as Length of leather cord, used for hanging Moslem charms, for example around neck; length of cord is 45 inches in length.

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