Amulet of teeth

Made:
1880-1930 in Africa
maker:
African people

Amulet made of human teeth strung on grass fibre loop now broken, from Central Africa, 1880-1930

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A157796
Materials:
tooth, human and fibre
type:
human remains, human teeth and amulet
credit:
Wellcome Trust