Square amulet case of stitched leather on leather thong

Made:: 1880-1920

Square amulet case of stitched leather on leather thong
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Square amulet case of stitched leather on leather thong, decorative green leather stitching, containing paper with Arabic writing , North West Africa, 1880-1920

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Category:: Ethnography and Folk Medicine

Collection:: Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection

Object Number:: A104506

Materials:: leather and paper

Measurements:: overall: length 240 mm
case: height 48 mm
width 50 mm
depth 6 mm

type:: amulet case

credit:: Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)

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Square amulet case of stitched leather on leather thong

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