Amulet cases of leather

Made:
1880-1920 in Nigeria
maker:
Hausa people
Amulet cases of leather

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Amulet cases of leather
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Amulet cases of leather, hide and cloth bound to wooden spike with plaited leather handle, Hausa tribe, Nigeria, 1880-1920

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A160606
Materials:
leather, hide, cloth, hair and wood
type:
amulet case
credit:
Sothebys