Glass arrowhead trade amulet, made in Europe and worn on the Gold Coast, West Africa, as protection against the evil eye, 1880-1930
Details
- Category:
- Ethnography and Folk Medicine
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A651130
- Materials:
- glass
- Measurements:
-
overall: 6 mm x 52 mm x 32 mm, .011 kg
- type:
- protective amulets
- credit:
- Loan, Wellcome Trust
