Triangular leather amulet with attached leather thong decorated with cowrie shells and beads
- Made:
- 1880-1920
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Triangular leather amulet with attached leather thong decorated
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
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
- Measurements:
-
overall: length 660 mm
amulet: height 70 mm
amulet: width 112 mm
amulet: width 12 mm
- type:
- amulet
- credit:
- Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)
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