Medicine man's leather amulet and iron rattle

Medicine man's leather amulet and iron rattle Medicine man's leather amulet and iron rattle Medicine man's leather amulet and iron rattle

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Medicine man's leather amulet and iron rattle
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Medicine man's leather amulet and iron rattle
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Medicine man's leather amulet and iron rattle
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Medicine man's leather amulet and iron rattle, suspended from leather thong, Africa, 1880-1910

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A20644
Materials:
amulet, leather, rattle, iron and cowrie
Measurements:
overall: length 465 mm
rattle: diameter 40 mm
rattle: length 92 mm
amulet: length 73 mm
amulet: width 58 mm
amulet: depth 10 mm
type:
medicine man equipment
credit:
Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)