Three small amuletic cases probably once threaded on a sling

Made:
1880-1910 in Nigeria
maker:
Hausa people
Three small amuletic cases probably once threaded on a sling Three small amuletic cases probably once threaded on a sling

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Three small amuletic cases probably once threaded on a sling
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Three small amuletic cases probably once threaded on a sling
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum, London

Three small amuletic cases probably once threaded on a sling, worn as protection against suddan death, Hausa, Nigerian, 1880-1910

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A651093
Materials:
leather
type:
protective amulets