Amuletic armband

Amuletic armband

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Amuletic armband
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Amuletic armband, 5 amulet cases suspended from band covered in red silk, one containing Arabic writing, Sudan, Africa, 1880-1920

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A160532
Materials:
leather, hide, horn, silk, cotton and tin, ? tin
type:
armlet
credit:
Sothebys