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Tags
American Museum Congo Expedition (1909-1915)
Asset ID
ptc-3945
Title
Necklace, iron, copper, and fiber cord, 9.8 inches (length), Makere or Malele people of Africa
Description
Men and women wore necklaces for adornment and also as protective charms. In this example, the copper has been fashioned into representations of leopard teeth. The necklace was worn with the convex side of the pendant against the skin.
Materials: Metal (iron, copper), plant fiber.
Agent (Role)
Gardiner, Lynton
(
Photographer
),
Lang, Herbert, 1879-1957
(
Collector
)
Date
1914 (collected), 1990 (photographed)
Artwork/Object Type
Accessories (Clothing & dress)
Physical dimensions
L:25 W:6.8 (in CM)
City Town
Poko
State Province
Lower Uele
Country
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Is Part Of
African reflections : art from northeastern Zaire
,
Division of Anthropology, African Ethnographic Collection
Collection/Work Relation
AMNH Special Collections, Photographic Transparency Collection, 4 x 5: 3945
Department Catalog Number(s)
90.1/1981
Rights statement
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Repository
American Museum of Natural History
Publication History
Schildkrout, Enid, Curtis A Keim, Curtis A Keim, American Museum of Natural History, and American Museum of Natural History. 1990. African Reflections : Art from Northeastern Zaire. Seattle: University of Washington Press, p. 135.
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