DepartmentAsia
Wolf tooth amulet
NameAmulet
Artist
Artist not recorded
Date2012
Place collectedFargana, Fergana, Uzbekistan, Central Asia, Asia
Place collectedFerghana, Fergana, Uzbekistan, Central Asia, Asia
MediumWolf tooth, cotton string
Dimensions3/8 × 9 1/16 × 1 in. (1 × 23 × 2.5 cm) with string outstretched
Credit LineGift of Bobbie Sumberg
Terms
- Farghona
- Fergana
Object numberA.2013.8.1
DescriptionLarge tooth with two long roots has a hole drilled in one root with three strands of fine cotton string strung through it and tied off, making a cord for the tooth. The string has one strand each of red, black and white.
Artist not recorded
20th century
20th century
20th century
19th Century
19th century
