Leather amulet threaded with a small nut

Leather amulet threaded with a small nut

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Leather amulet threaded with a small nut
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Leather amulet threaded with a small nut, worn to heal abscess on arm, Batarala, Upper Congo, 1890-1925

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A45621
Materials:
leather and nut
type:
amulet