Amuletic bracelet, comprising amulet cases, glass beads, and coins

Made:: 1880-1930 in Africa

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Amuletic bracelet
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Amuletic bracelet, comprising 3 leather-covered amulet cases and 9 glass beads threaded and twisted onto leather thong, decorated with beads and coins, Masai, East Africa

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Category:: Ethnography and Folk Medicine

Collection:: Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection

Object Number:: A160793

Materials:: leather, glass and copper

type:: bracelet - jewelry

credit:: Sothebys

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Amuletic bracelet, comprising amulet cases, glass beads, and coins

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