Withered bag of woven string

Withered bag of woven string, roughly cylindrical

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Withered bag of woven string, roughly cylindrical
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Withered bag of woven string, roughly cylindrical, containing wood, with cowrie shell inset at each end, African, 1890-1925

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A92714
Materials:
string, wood and cowries
type:
amulet case
credit:
Pareyn, H.