Triangular leather amulet with attached leather thong decorated with cowrie shells and beads

Made:
1880-1920
Triangular leather amulet with attached leather thong decorated Triangular leather amulet with attached leather thong decorated

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Triangular leather amulet with attached leather thong decorated
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Triangular leather amulet with attached leather thong decorated
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Triangular leather amulet with attached leather thong decorated with cowrie shells and beads, African, 1880-1920

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A31633
Materials:
leather, cowries and glass
type:
amulet
credit:
Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)