H x W x D: 6.1 x 1.3 x 1.1 cm (2 3/8 x 1/2 x 7/16 in.)
Type:
Jewelry
Geography:
Mali
Date:
Mid-late 20th century
Label Text:
Specialists write verses from the Koran on small pieces of paper that are then tightly wrapped and placed in hollow amulets that may be cylindrical or rectangular in shape. The container may be silver such as this example or simple stitched leather.
Description:
Tubular silver alloy amulet, with incised lines and triangles, faceted bands and rope ends.
Provenance:
Roy and Brigitta Mitchell, Washington, D.C., -- to 2010
Exhibition History:
Caravans of Gold Fragments in Time, Block Museum of Art, Evanston, IL, January 26, 2019–July 21, 2019; The Aga Khan Museum, Toronto, Canada, September 21, 2019–February 23, 2020; Smithsonian National Museum of African Art, Washington, D.C., July 16, 2021 – February 27, 2022
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