Amulet

Museum number:
5-15576
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21050015576
Accession number:
Acc.4588
Description:
Amulet, brass. In ring form kneeling man with hands on knees. Stylized facial features. Suspension ring on back. Height 6.0 cm, Width 1.9 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 5-15576, described as Amulet, brass. In ring form kneeling man with hands on knees. Stylized facial features. Suspension ring on back. Height 6.0 cm, Width 1.9 cm. From Africa, Mali, Dogon (?). Possible tourist reproduction.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Amulet, accession number 5-15576, described as Amulet, brass. In ring form kneeling man with hands on knees. Stylized facial features. Suspension ring on back. Height 6.0 cm, Width 1.9 cm. From Africa, Mali, Dogon (?). Possible tourist reproduction.

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