Amuletic girdle of leather with rectranular and triangular amulet cases attached

Made:
1880-1920 in Nigeria
maker:
Hausa people
Amuletic girdle of leather with rectranular and triangular

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Amuletic girdle of leather with rectranular and triangular
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Amuletic girdle of leather with rectranular and triangular amulet cases attached, Hausa tribe, Nigeria, Africa, 1880-1920

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A160608
Materials:
leather and hide, ? material
Measurements:
overall: 35 mm x 300 mm x 260 mm, .062 kg
type:
girdle - belt
credit:
Sothebys