Amulet consisting of small fibre bag
- Made:
- 1881-1925 in Papua New Guinea
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Amulet consisting of small fibre bag, filled with shredded bark and wood, from New Guinea, 1881-1925
Details
- Category:
- Ethnography and Folk Medicine
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A160644
- Materials:
- fibre
- Measurements:
-
bag: length 60 mm
bag: width 40 mm
strap doubled: length 250 mm
- type:
- amulets
- credit:
- Sothebys
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