ear-ring
- Museum number
- Af2006,23.68
- Description
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Ear-ring made of silver-alloy. Made of one silver-alloy sheet shaped by cutting and hammering. The overall form is a cross-shaped figure reminding a human being in ample dress, with horizontally stretched arms and legs ending-up in lozendges. The fifth branch (the "head") is prolonged by a hook made of a silver-alloy pin folded and fixed by heating. The whole surface is decorated with incised geometrical figures. In the lower part are four small holes made by punching.
- Production date
- 1900-1950 (?)
- Curator's comments
- This old ear-ring was made by an unknown Inadan (metal artisan of the Tuareg/Tamashek people), possibly in early twentieth century.
- Location
- Not on display
- Acquisition date
- 2006 (24 November)
- Department
- Africa, Oceania and the Americas
- Registration number
- Af2006,23.68