Witch doctor's bracelet

Made:
1880-1930
Witch doctor's bracelet, wood

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Witch doctor's bracelet, wood
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Witch doctor's bracelet, wood, horn and nut amulets threaded onto iron band, Congo, West Africa 1880-1930

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A160732
Materials:
iron, amulets, wood, amulets, horn and amulets, nut
Measurements:
diameter 86 mm
largest wooden cylinder: length 104 mm
horn: length 47 mm
type:
bracelet - jewelry
credit:
Sothebys

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