Fossil snail or operculum worn as an amulet against snakebites

Made:
1880-1920
Fossil snail or operculum worn as an amulet against snakebite

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Fossil snail or operculum worn as an amulet against snakebite
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Fossil snail or operculum worn as an amulet against snakebite and applied to wound as a cure, Sudanese, 1880-1920

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A651162
Materials:
operculum
type:
protective amulets
credit:
Saint, Capt. P