Amulet, protective comprising small whistles made from twigs

Amulet, protective comprising small whistles made out of twigs

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Amulet, protective comprising small whistles made out of twigs
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Amulet, protective comprising small whistles made out of twigs, short twigs and seeds threaded together, Southern Sudan, 1880-1930

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A657357
Materials:
wood, seeds, string and bead, glass
type:
protective amulets
credit:
Church Missionary Society