Armlet comprising an iron chain with a pottery creature's head attached

Made:
1880-1930 in Ghana
maker:
Ashanti people
Armlet comprising an iron chain with a pottery creature's head

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Armlet comprising an iron chain with a pottery creature's head
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Armlet comprising an iron chain with a pottery creature's head attached, possibly Ashanti, 1880-1980

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A136871
Materials:
chain, iron and amulet, pottery
Measurements:
chain doubled: length 155 mm
amulet: length 49 mm
amulet (approx.): width 31 mm
amulet (approx.): height 29 mm
type:
armlet
credit:
Glendining

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