Amuletic bracelet made from twisted wire and beads

Amuletic bracelet made from twisted wire and beads Amuletic bracelet of twisted wire and blue and brown beads

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Amuletic bracelet of twisted wire and blue and brown beads
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum, London

Amuletic bracelet of twisted wire and blue and brown beads, said to bring luck and ward of rheumatism, South African, 1880-1925

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A160806
Materials:
iron, wire and beads, glass
Measurements:
overall: 6 mm x 77 mm x 73 mm, .01 kg
type:
bracelet - jewelry
credit:
Sothebys