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Dog tooth amulet six teeth perforated and strung together, tied round a baby's waist to make it grow quickly and strong, Mvele tribe, French Cameroons, 1900-1929
Details
- Category:
- Ethnography and Folk Medicine
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A655926
- Materials:
- tooth, dog and fibre
- type:
- amulet
- credit:
- Powell-Cotton, P.H.C.
