Sets of instruments and charms, Inuit (Eskimo), c. 1801-1900

Made:: 1801-1900 in Canada, Banks Island and Northwest Territories

Set of 5 instruments and a charm, attached to a leather thong

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Set of 5 instruments and a charm, attached to a leather thong, Eskimo

Set of 5 instruments and a charm, made of bone, ivory and stone and attached to a leather thong. Made by the Inuit (Eskimo) people of Banks Island, Canada, c. 1801-1900

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Category:: Ethnography and Folk Medicine

Collection:: Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection

Object Number:: A34734

Materials:: leather, bone, ivory and stone

type:: instrument and charm

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Sets of instruments and charms, Inuit (Eskimo), c. 1801-1900

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