Hand and arm

SMG00167657

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SMG00167657
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Hand and arm, carved wood, fist clenched thumb inserted between index and next finger, vernacular manofica, possibly Brazilian, 1870-1930

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A659133
Materials:
wood
Measurements:
length 143 mm
width 31 mm
thickness 25 mm
type:
amulets