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Arm Band with Protective Amulets
Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
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Arm Band with Protective Amulets

Artist/Maker Hausa people Nigeria
Artist/Maker Tuareg people Niger, Nigeria, Burkina Faso, Mali and Senegal
Datecollected between 1960-1973
CultureHausa
Mediumleather and dye
DimensionsOverall: 6 x 6 1/2 x 3/8 in. (15.2 x 16.5 x 1 cm)
ClassificationsCostumes and Accessories
Credit LineGift of Professor and Mrs. Robert R. Ferens
Terms
    Object number91.0474.147
    On View
    Not on view
    Collections
    • Art of Africa
    DescriptionProtective charms are the most important and widely dispersed product of the leathermakers’ art. They protect against disease and death, and assure success in love and financial matters. Hunters and warriors wear them; they are given to infants and young initiates for protection.
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