Amuletic necklace of two carved wooden spherical amulets threaded on fibre

Made:
1880-1910 in Africa
maker:
Kavirondo people
Amuletic necklace of two carved wooden spherical amulets

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Amuletic necklace of two carved wooden spherical amulets
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Amuletic necklace of two carved wooden spherical amulets threaded on fibre, Kavirondo tribe, East Africa, 1880-1910

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A34196
Materials:
wood and fibre
type:
necklace and amulet
credit:
Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)