Amuletic horn bound with fibre and ornamented with cowrie shells

Amuletic horn bound with fibre and ornamented with cowrie

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Amuletic horn bound with fibre and ornamented with cowrie
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Amuletic horn bound with fibre and ornamented with cowrie shells, used by medicine man of Azande, Belgian Congo, 1890-1930

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A220877
Materials:
horn, fibre, cord and cowrie
type:
amulet
credit:
Glendining