Amuletic stitched leather case slatted onto stitched and plaited leather sling

Made:
1880-1920 in Sudan
maker:
Hausa people
Amuletic stitched leather case slatted onto stitched and

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Amuletic stitched leather case slatted onto stitched and plaited leather sling, containing extracts from the Koran, Hausa, western Sudan, Africa, 1880-1920

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A46127
Materials:
leather
type:
amulet case
credit:
Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)