Pair of iron triangular shaped slabs with hooked tips

Made:
1880-1930 in Sudan
Pair of iron triangular shaped slabs with hooked tips, amulatic

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Pair of iron triangular shaped slabs with hooked tips, amulatic
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Pair of iron triangular shaped slabs with hooked tips, amulatic, Moru tribe, southern Sudan, Africa, 1880-1930

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A657361
Materials:
iron
type:
protective amulets
credit:
Church Missionary Society