Ornament of two brass coils suspended from leather thong

Made:
1900-1920 in Kenya
Ornament of two brass coils suspended from leather thong

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Ornament of two brass coils suspended from leather thong
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Ornament of two brass coils suspended from leather thong, probably amuletic, possibly Masai tribe, Africa, 1900-1920

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A30435
Materials:
brass and leather
type:
ornaments
credit:
Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)