Glass arrowhead trade amulet

Made:
1880-1930

Glass arrowhead trade amulet, European manufacture for use in Africa, Europe, 1880-1930

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A300502
Materials:
glass
Measurements:
length 59 mm
width 35 mm
thickness 4 mm
ring: diameter 12 mm
type:
amulets

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