Rectangular leather amulet case containing papers

Rectangular leather amulet case containing papers

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Rectangular leather amulet case containing papers, probably passages from the Koran, Gabon, French Equatorial Africa (Gabon), West Africa, 1880-1920

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A652669
Materials:
leather, paper and cotton
Measurements:
overall: length 582 mm
case: width 76 mm
height 63 mm
depth 17 mm
type:
amulet case
credit:
Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)