Pottery amulet or tabu sign (udo unyamanya) in the form of an altric cross
- Made:
- 1900-1932
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Pottery amulet or tabu sign (udo unyamanya) in the form of an altric cross, hung on a tree to protect it against robbers, Southern Nigeria, 1900-1932
Details
- Category:
- Ethnography and Folk Medicine
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A657215
- Materials:
- pottery, display board, glass and display board, paper
- Measurements:
-
width 36 mm
depth 35 mm
depth 19 mm
display board: length 190 mm
display board: width 88 mm
display board: thickness 3 mm
- type:
- protective amulets
- credit:
- Jeffreys, M.D.W.
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