Lump of stone covered with palm fibre gathered at end to form handle

Lump of stone covered with palm fibre gathered at end to form

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Lump of stone covered with palm fibre gathered at end to form
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Lump of stone covered with palm fibre gathered at end to form handle, to protect the plantation from a thief, Cameroon, 1890-1930

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Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A657213
Materials:
stone and palm
Measurements:
length 190 mm
width 110 mm
depth 75 mm
type:
protective amulets