Amulet case of red leather containing papers with probably Arabic script

Made:
1900-1915
Amulet case of red leather containing papers with probably

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Amulet case of red leather containing papers with probably Arabic script, Gambia(?), 1900-1915

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A30282
Materials:
leather and paper
Measurements:
overall: height 790 mm
height 108 mm
length 111 mm
depth 26 mm
type:
amulet case
credit:
Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)

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