Amulet consisting of split ring threaded with brass seal and cowrie shell

Made:
1880-1930

Amulet consisting of split ring on which are threaded brass and bone conical fob seal and cowrie shell, African, 1880-1930

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A160814
Materials:
brass, steel, shell, cowrie and bone
type:
amulet
credit:
Sothebys