Amuletic necklace comprising snake vertebrae threaded onto twisted fibre cord

Made:
1880-1920
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Amuletic necklace comprising snake vertebrae threaded onto
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Science Museum Secret Life of the Home Gallery. Pictured,
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© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum, London

Amuletic necklace comprising snake vertebrae threaded onto twisted fibre cord, Nigeria, 1880-1920

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A651176
Materials:
bone
type:
necklace and amulet