Horn Amulet

Made:: 1880-1910 in Sudan

maker:: Jur people

Horn amulet in the form of a whistle containing a feather

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Horn amulet in the form of a whistle containing a feather
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Horn amulet in the form of a whistle containing a feather, used by Jur (originally recorded as Gour) people, Sudan, Africa

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Category:: Ethnography and Folk Medicine

Collection:: Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection

Object Number:: A45480

Materials:: horn and leather

type:: amulet

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