Amulet, "Higgab"
date: label: Accession Date
content: 19 Oct 1988
label: Collection Date
content: 1965 to 1966
name: label: Collector
content: Alixa Naff
label: Donor Name
content: George Naff
notes: label: Notes
content: Sliding door top, other 2 sides decorated with silver beads. Embossed designs on back and Arabic writing on front. Case made to hold Quaranic prayer on paper. Worn by women for protection against evil. Triangle and circles common symbols of good luck. Purchased by collector from Cairo dealer.
label: Record Last Modified
content: 31 Jul 2020
label: Specimen Count
content: 1
place: label: Place
content: Cairo, Egypt, Africa
topic: label: Topic
content: Ethnology
culture: label: Culture
content: Egyptian
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content: Anthropology
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 378937
label: USNM Number
content: E424833-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Amulet
physicalDescription: label: Length
content: 5.5 cm
label: Width
content: 5.5 cm
label: Height
content: 5.5 cm
label: Diameter
content: 0.7 cm