Domed leather button shaped object

Made:
1880-1925 in Senegal
Domed leather button shaped object, with piece of plaited thong

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Domed leather button shaped object, with piece of plaited thong
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Domed leather button shaped object, with piece of plaited thong, probably amulet, made by Sarakolle from Senegal, 1880-1925

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A232129
Materials:
leather
type:
amulet
credit:
Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)