Amulet comprising slice of boars tusk decorated with hair

Made:
1880-1910
Amulet comprising slice of boars tusk decorated with hair

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Amulet comprising slice of boars tusk decorated with hair
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Amulet comprising slice of boars tusk decorated with hair, perforated wooden peg band with wire attached to tusk with string, Africa, 1880-1910

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A32207
Materials:
ivory, hair, wood and brass
type:
amulet
credit:
Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)