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Wristlet, cask shaped opaque white stone threaded on twisted hide thong, worn to protect wearer's horse from horse sickness (nigma) vernacular El Barad (cold), Kordofan peoples, Sudanese, 1870-1908
This opaque stone was said to fall from the sky with the hail, hence the name El Barad, meaning cold. It was worn by a person to protect their horse against sickness (nigma).
Details
- Category:
- Ethnography and Folk Medicine
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A665286
- Materials:
- stone and thong, hide
- type:
- wristlet
- credit:
- Gayer-Anderson
