Bamboo amulet with plaited sennit and feathers

Made:
1871-1920
Woman's amulet and doll

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Woman's amulet and doll
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Woman's amulet and doll, consisting of bamboo cylinder covered with plaited sennit, fibre, shells and feathers, with red cloth band attached, from Hardsfeldt Harbour, German New Guinea, 1871-1920

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A655885 Pt1315
Materials:
bamboo, fibre, shell, feather and cloth
type:
amulets