Amuletic necklace comprising two cowrie shells sewn onto a piece of hide
- Made:
- 1880-1920
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Amuletic necklace comprising two cowrie shells sewn onto a piece of hide and suspended from a fine metal chain, Africa 1880-1920, possibly Kenyan or Ugandan
Details
- Category:
- Ethnography and Folk Medicine
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A301596
- Materials:
- chain, copper, pendant, hide and pendant, shell
- Measurements:
-
doubled: length 284 mm
pendant: width 28 mm
