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Temple pendants
Temple pendants
Temple pendants
DepartmentAfrica

Temple pendants

NameTemple pendants
Artist Artist unrecorded
Date1900- 1965
Place madeBenghazi, Libya, Africa
MediumSilver
Dimensions13/16 × 2 15/16 in. (2 × 7.5 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Barbara M. Forslund, A.2016.98.2ab
Object numberA.2016.98.2ab
DescriptionTwo silver hoops stamped with geometric designs. The circles are not complete, and are open. The ends of the hoops do not touch, one is coiled around itself and the other has a slight curve.
Necklace
Artist unrecorded
early 20th-mid 20th Century
Mask
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Artist unrecorded
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Hat
1970s
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1952
Amulet
Artist unrecorded
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Darío Soteno Léon
1997
Pendant
Artist unrecorded