Pendant

Object Details

Wolof artist

Description

Openwork oval pendant in bright cut Gold-plated copper alloy with an applied domed filigree center on a (probably manufactured) back. The filigree is decorated with one central incised oval and four teardrop shapes. The flattened bottom piece is textured and has alternating fluting and filigree patterns. The necklace attachment is in openwork filigree.

Provenance

Marian Johnson, purchased in Dakar, Senegal, 1963-late 20th century to 2012

Exhibition History

Good As Gold: Fashioning Senegalese Women, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., October 24, 2018-February 2, 2020; North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh, September 16, 2020-January 3, 2021

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Credit Line

Gift of Dr. Marian Ashby Johnson

Object number

2012-18-139

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Type

Jewelry

Medium

Gold-plated copper alloy

Dimensions

H x W x D: 4.6 x 3 x 0.8 cm (1 13/16 x 1 3/16 x 5/16 in.)

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Topic

Adornment

Female use

male

Record ID

nmafa_2012-18-139

Metadata Usage (text)

Usage conditions apply

GUID (Link to Original Record)

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ys78b108aaf-37fb-45bc-bdb6-e5606b1a008f