Amuletic necklace of stitched and plaited leather

Made:
1880-1920 in Sudan
Amuletic necklace of stitched and plaited leather Amuletic necklace of stitched and plaited leather
Amuletic necklace of stitched and plaited leather Amuletic necklace of stitched and plaited leather

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Amuletic necklace of stitched and plaited leather
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© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Amuletic necklace of stitched and plaited leather, probably Sudanese, North East Africa, 1880-1920

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A46129
Materials:
leather and cloth
Measurements:
doubled: length 365 mm
amulet: width 14 mm
amulet: depth 10 mm
type:
necklace and amulet
credit:
Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)

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