Earrings
Gallery Location
Not on View
Maker
Saidi Oumba, Tuareg
Medium
Silver, ebony
Geography
Niamey, Niger
Date
1996
Dimensions
4 x 0.6 x 0.8 cm
Object number
2012.90.22.1
Credit Line
This acquisition was made possible with the generous support of the Louise Hawley Stone Charitable Trust
Collection
Department
Art & Culture: Global Africa
Description
Pair of silver and ebony earrings. The earring portion which is inserted into the ear is attached to a small silver leaf shape with a geometric design on it. Attached to this leaf shape is a larger silver cone-like shape with three layers of embedded ebony. These types of earrings would have been produced for the Western market.
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