Amuletic (?) necklace of monkey vertebrae threaded

Made:
1890-1930
Amuletic (?) necklace of monkey vertebrae threaded on strand of

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Amuletic (?) necklace of monkey vertebrae threaded on strand of red beads, from West Africa, 1890-1930

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A158732
Materials:
vertebrae, beads, glass and fibre
type:
necklace and amulet
credit:
Glendining