Amuletic necklace of 4 claw-like iron pendants encased in leather

Made:
1850-1920 in Cameroon
Amuletic necklace of 4 claw-like iron pendants encased in

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Amuletic necklace of 4 claw-like iron pendants encased in leather, suspended from leather thong, Cameroons, Africa, 1880-1920

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A651078
Materials:
leather and iron
Measurements:
overall (cord extended): length 500 mm
cord coiled: diameter 123 mm
longest pendant: length 84 mm
type:
necklace and amulet

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