Necklace, amuletic, cloth covered packet of medicine with 2 cowrie shells sewn on

Made:
Uganda
Necklace, amuletic

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Necklace, amuletic
Science Museum Group Collection
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Necklace, amuletic, cloth covered packet of medicine with 2 cowrie shells sewn on, decorated with glass beads, strands of fibre attached, Ugandan

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A301597
Materials:
whole, cloth, shell, glass and fibre
type:
necklace and amulet
credit:
Stuart, S.