Amuletic bracelet
- Made:
- 1890-1930
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LicenseAmuletic bracelet, made of leather with plaited band
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Amuletic bracelet, made of leather with plaited band
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum, London
Amuletic bracelet, made of leather with plaited band, said to be worn by dancers to protect against all poisons, from southern Nigerian, 1890-1930
Details
- Category:
- Ethnography and Folk Medicine
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A120174
- Materials:
- leather
- Measurements:
-
max.: length 68 mm
- type:
- bracelet - jewelry
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