Armlet made from human lower jawbone decorated with fibre and small shells

Armlet made from human lower jawbone decorated with fibre and small shells, amuletic, from New Guinea, 1801

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A30451
Materials:
bone, bamboo, fibre and shell
type:
human remains, bone and armlet
credit:
Wellcome Trust