Amuletic necklace consisting of string of disc beads interspersed by human teeth incisors and milk teeth

Amuletic necklace consisting of string of disc beads interspersed by human teeth incisors and milk teeth, Gour tribe, Sudan, Africa, 1880-1910

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A658320
Materials:
bone, disc and tooth, ? human
type:
human remains and necklaces
credit:
Wellcome Trust