Amulet consisting of a number of "substitution dolls"
- Made:
- 1891-1920
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Amulet consisting of a number of "substitution dolls" that is, sticks, some with anthromorphic heads, one horned, used to cure illness, called "Adu" from Nias Island, Sumatra, 1891-1920
Details
- Category:
- Ethnography and Folk Medicine
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A52714
- Materials:
- wood
- type:
- amulet
