Amulet of 19 teeth and one brass bell

Made:
1880-1920
Amulet of 19 teeth and one brass bell

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Amulet of 19 teeth and one brass bell
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Amulet of 19 teeth and one brass bell, threaded on string bound round hide strip, possibly Congolese, Africa, 1880-1920

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A92760
Materials:
teeth, string, hide and brass
Measurements:
max: diameter 81 mm
bell: depth 25 mm
type:
amulet

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