Amulet consisting of strip of raw hide with two brass belts

Made:
1880-1920
Amulet consisting of strip of raw hide with two identical bells

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Amulet consisting of strip of raw hide with two identical bells
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Amulet consisting of strip of raw hide with two identical bells of cast brass, from Congo, 1880-1920

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A652598
Materials:
hide, brass and fibre
Measurements:
thong: length 603 mm
bell: height 33 mm
bell base: diameter 30 mm
thong: width 10 mm
type:
amulet

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