Treasure Necklace (Tifilit)

Arts of Africa

Early 20th century

Amazigh
Anti-Atlas, Draa Valley, Morocco
Northern Africa and the Sahel

Status: Currently Off View
Department: Arts of Africa

Culture: Ida Ou Nadif
Title: Treasure Necklace (Tifilit)
Place: Morocco (Object made in:)
Date Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.: 1900–1950
Medium: Coral, amber, glass beads, brass beads, conus, and other shells
Dimensions: Flat: 45.8 × 31.8 × 5.1 cm (18 × 12 1/2 × 2 in.)
Credit Line: Rita and Jim Knox Fund
Reference Number: 2024.358

Private collection, United States, 1990s [this and the following according to correspondence with Michael Backman, Apr. 2 and June 5, 2024; copy in curatorial object file]; sold to Michael Backman, London, 2023; sold to the Art Institute of Chicago, 2024.

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