Amuletic necklace of teeth

Amuletic necklace of teeth, bones beads

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Amuletic necklace of teeth, bones beads
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Amuletic necklace of teeth, bones beads, and wooden cylinders strung on twisted fibre, African, 1880-1920

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A651049
Materials:
teeth, bones and glass
Measurements:
diameter 290 mm
largest tooth: depth 25 mm
type:
necklace and amulet