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

Collections

Asia

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.

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