Leather amuletic belt

Made:
1880-1930
Leather amuletic belt, comprising ten rectangular amulet cases

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Leather amuletic belt, comprising ten rectangular amulet cases
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Leather amuletic belt, comprising ten rectangular amulet cases, Dahomey, West Africa, 1880-1930

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A232106
Materials:
leather
Measurements:
length 1030 mm
case: length 58 mm
case: width 42 mm
type:
belt
credit:
Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)

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