Fifty six animal claws

Made:
1980-1925

Fifty six animal claws, all feline, shaped like a parrot's beak, one perforated for suspension, amuletic, encased inside tin box with hinged lid for Kensitas cigarettes, African, 1890-1925. (See Note field below)

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A655952
Materials:
claw, animal, feline
type:
amulets