Talisman

29-236-18

From: Algeria | Touggourt

Curatorial Section: African

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Object Number 29-236-18
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Algeria | Touggourt
Culture Area North Africa
Date Made 1860-1899
Section African
Materials Leather | Stone
Description

Wide flat brown leather strap bracelet which is tied together in a knot at the end. Attached to the strap is an undecorated brown stone bead which is shaped like a kidney bead but slightly wider at the bottom. The bead is attached to the leather by a thin loop of metal which is stuck to the top of the bead.

Length 20 cm
Outside Diameter 1.5 cm
Credit Line Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904
Other Number 18.S - Sommerville Number | 29-221-18 - Other Number

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