Two red leather amulet cases

Made:
1890-1920 in Sudan
maker:
Hausa people
Two red leather amulet cases, rectangular and cylindrical Two red leather amulet cases, rectangular and cylindrical

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Two red leather amulet cases, rectangular and cylindrical
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Two red leather amulet cases, rectangular and cylindrical
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Two red leather amulet cases, rectangular and cylindrical, both with green leather ends and fenestrated, long girdle of twisted leather strands attached, Hausa tribe, western Sudan, Africa, 1890-1920

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A123114
Materials:
leather and cloth
type:
amulet case
credit:
Glendining