Amuletic necklace made of snake vertebrae

Made:
1880-1930
Amuletic necklace made of snake vertebrae

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Amuletic necklace made of snake vertebrae
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Amuletic necklace made of snake vertebrae, worn as a protection against snake bites, Gold Coast, Africa, 1880-1930

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A117921
Materials:
bone
type:
necklace and amulet
credit:
Glendining