96 crudely executed and stylised glass hands threaded on string

Made:
1880-1925
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96 crudely executed and stylised glass hands threaded on string, to avert Evil Eye, Palestinian, 1880-1925

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A78229
Materials:
glass and string
type:
necklace and amulet
credit:
Sothebys