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Exhibition of Indigenous Arts - Algeria
| Location | Algeria |
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| Year | 1937 |
| Type | Commemorative medal |
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| Obverse description | The obverse bears a still-life composition in high relief depicting traditional Algerian decorative arts: a draped embroidered textile in the foreground, a decorated ceramic ewer to the right, and ornamental geometric tilework in the lower field. The legend in three lines occupies the upper portion of the field. |
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| Obverse lettering | EXPOSITION DES ARTS INDIGENES D'ALGERIE |
| Reverse description | The reverse features a finely modelled bust in left-facing profile of a young North African woman wearing a traditional headscarf, with elaborate traditional jewellery including pendant earrings and filigree ornaments. Her raised right hand displays additional decorative jewellery pieces, and her cupped left hand holds further ornaments with chained medallions. The engraver's signature appears in the lower right field. |
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