Amulet made from hair, Aboriginal North West Australia, 1890-1920

Made:
1890-1920 in Australia
maker:
Aboriginal people

String of plaited hair, part of amulet which originally included shell plaque, from North West Australia, 1890-1920

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A1180
Materials:
hair
type:
human remains, human hair and amulet
credit:
Wellcome Trust