Woven fibre

Made:
1880-1920
Woven fibre, bottle shaped vesel, with small loop

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Woven fibre, bottle shaped vesel, with small loop
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Woven fibre, bottle shaped vesel, with small loop, elephant hair and grass attachment, Congo, Africa, 1880-1920

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A19057
Materials:
fibre, hair and grass
Measurements:
max, including hair loop
approx: length 126 mm
bottle: width 41 mm
type:
amulet
credit:
Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)

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