Amulet made of rough seed beads

Made:
1880-1920
Amulet made of rough seed beads, threaded onto dried grass

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Amulet made of rough seed beads, threaded onto dried grass
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Amulet made of rough seed beads, threaded onto dried grass, worn by children(?) to avert the evil eye, Zanzibar, East Africa, 1880-1920

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A10604
Materials:
grass and seed
type:
protective amulets
credit:
Carline, G.R.