Amuletic rattle

Amuletic rattle consisting of iron rods and large nuts threaded

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Amuletic rattle consisting of iron rods and large nuts threaded
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Amuletic rattle consisting of iron rods and large nuts threaded through other iron rods suspended from iron ring, probably West African, 1880-1930

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A301801
Materials:
nut, leather and iron
type:
rattle