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Leather amulet in the form of a necklace, cowrie shells and beads on square plaque, possibly worn to promote pregancy, Gandan (?) Uganda, 1880-1920
Details
- Category:
- Ethnography and Folk Medicine
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A301598
- Materials:
- leather, shell, cowrie, beads, glass, strap, cord and fringe, iron
- Measurements:
-
overall including strap: 13 mm x 356 mm x 55 mm, .04 kg
- type:
- amulet
