Necklace of plaited hide with 7 ivory phials attached
- Made:
- 1801-1910
Necklace of plaited hide with 7 ivory phials attached, part of Patagonian doctor's costume, from South America, 1801-1910
Details
- Category:
- Ethnography and Folk Medicine
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A27879
- Materials:
- leather, ivory and mount, cardboard
- Measurements:
-
overall: 366 mm x 143 mm x 17 mm, .18 kg
- type:
- necklace
- credit:
- Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)