Two conical and square amulet threaded into twisted leather thong

Made:
1880-1930 in Africa
maker:
Hausa people
Two conical and square amulet threaded into twisted leather

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Two conical and square amulet threaded into twisted leather
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Two conical and square amulet threaded into twisted leather thong, Nigeria, 1880-1930

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A123110
Materials:
leather
type:
amulet
credit:
Glendining