Medicine man's neck ring in form of coiled snake made of cedar bark

Medicine man's neck ring in form of coiled snake made of cedar

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Medicine man's neck ring in form of coiled snake made of cedar
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Medicine man's neck ring in form of coiled snake made of cedar bark, woven, and wood, associated with Amerindians, Canadian or North American, 1871-1920

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A28324
Materials:
wood and bark, cedar
Measurements:
coiled, max: length 425 mm
coiled, max: width 57 mm
type:
neck rings