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Two leather amulet cases, one rectangular, other cylindrical threaded onto twisted leather thong, used against evil eye, Sudan, Africa, 1880-1920
Details
- Category:
- Ethnography and Folk Medicine
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A651079
- Materials:
- leather
- Measurements:
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thong doubled: length 655 mm
cylindrical case: length 765 mm
rectangular case: length 51 mm
- type:
- protective amulets
