Small bone amulet to cure arm pain

Made:
1851-1933 in Africa

Small bone, broken edges, perforated, to cure pain and swelling in the arm, Egyptian or Sudanese(?), 1851-1933

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A665834
Materials:
bone
Measurements:
overall: 2 mm x 37 mm x 33 mm, .004 kg
type:
therapeutic amulets
credit:
Blackman