Amulet, consisting of six lions teeth strung on band of twisted grass

Made:
1880-1930
Amulet

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Amulet
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Amulet, consisting of six lions teeth strung on band of twisted grass, African, 1880-1930

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A157797
Materials:
tooth, lion and grass, dried
type:
amulet
credit:
Glendining