Amulet, possibly a turtle shell

Made:
1880-1910
Amulet, possibly a turtle shell

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Amulet, possibly a turtle shell
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Amulet, possibly a turtle shell, covered with leather and filled with a resinous concretion, set with horn tip and cowrie shells, probably Congolese, Africa, 1880-1910

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A20370
Materials:
leather, shell, resin, cloth, string and horn
type:
amulet
credit:
Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)