Amuletic necklace consisting of small buff-coloured leather cases interspersed with white beads and four black beads

Amuletic necklace consisting of small buff-coloured leather

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Amuletic necklace consisting of small buff-coloured leather
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Amuletic necklace consisting of small buff-coloured leather cases interspersed with white beads and four black beads, Shilluk people, Sudan, Africa, 1880-1910

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A651166
Materials:
leather, fibre and glass, beads
Measurements:
largest case: length 25 mm
largest case: width 19 mm
type:
necklace and amulet