Amulet of twisted hide

Made:
1880-1920 in Kenya
Amulet of twisted hide

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Amulet of twisted hide
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Amulet of twisted hide, possibly containing a tooth and suspended from steel chain, Kikuyu tribe, Kenya, Africa, 1880-1920

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A123113
Materials:
steel, hide and tooth, ? material
Measurements:
overall: length 364 mm
amulet: length 31 mm
width 12 mm
depth 10 mm
type:
amulet
credit:
Glendining

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