Belt pendant in the shape of a hand / Artist Unknown, African
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Record Details
- Accession Number
- 1987/2.72
- Title
- Belt pendant in the shape of a hand
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African
- Artist Nationality
- African
- Medium and Support
- leather, cowrie shells, raffia, and red wood color
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1925
- Object Creation Place
- Africa (continent)
- Creation Place 1
- Africa (continent)
- Credit Line
- Museum Purchase
- Dimensions
- 29 cm x 13 cm x 2.4 cm (11 7/16 in. x 5 1/8 in. x 15/16 in.)
- Century
- 20th century
- Primary Object Classification
- Costume and Costume Accessory
- Secondary Keywords
- beadwork
- combination inorganic/organic animal material
- combination inorganic/organic material
- descriptors
- hands
- human body
- materials
- materials by composition
- objects
- objects we use
- shell and shell material
- the natural world
- Rights
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Technical Details
- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 1387 x 977
- File Size
- 110 KB
- Record
- 1987/2.72
- Link to this Item
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https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1987-sl-2.72/1987_2.72.jpg
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"Belt pendant in the shape of a hand; Artist Unknown, African." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1987-sl-2.72/1987_2.72.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 29, 2024.