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Pair of Earrings

1995-1996
20th C.
Africa, Mali

By (primary)
Amadou Samassekou

Culture/People: Fulani peoples

Medium: Gilt brass ?; hammered, twisted, engraved

Credit Line: Committee for Art Acquisitions Fund

Accession Number: 1997.33.a-b

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Purchased by Thomas K. Seligman, 1/27/97

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Fulani

Fellata
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Fulbe
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Peul
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Fulahs
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Fula

Foulah
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Fulahs
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Fulbe
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Fula (African people)
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Foulahs
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Fulah
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gold
Use for the pure metallic element having symbol Au and atomic number 79; soft, heavy, chemically inactive, yellow metal, considered as a precious metal since ancient times, and serving in many cultures as the basis of material trade values. Use also for this metal as processed and formed, usually in combination with other substances, to make various objects and materials. [July 1993 related term added. March 1993 descriptor moved; scope note changed; lead-in term deleted, was 'twenty-four carat gold'; lead-in term deleted, was '24-carat gold'; related terms added. December 1992 lead-in term added.]

precious metal
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elements
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goldwork
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Au
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gold alloy

alloy, gold
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gold alloys
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jewelry
Ornaments such as bracelets, necklaces, and rings, of precious or semiprecious materials worn or carried on the person for adornment; also includes similar articles worn or carried for devotional or mourning purposes.

jewels
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Jewelry, Byzantine
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jewellery
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watches
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jewelry shops
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fine jewelry
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jewelry, fine
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aigrettes
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diadems
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earrings
Ear ornaments worn suspended from a bent wire or a thin loop passed through a hole pierced in the lobe of the ear or clipped or screwed to the lobe. ILDCJ

earring
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ear-rings
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