False lion's claw made from a plastic substance

False lion's claw made from a plastic substance

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False lion's claw made from a plastic substance
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False lion's claw made from a plastic substance, possibly part of amulet or necklace, perforated for suspension African (?), 1871-1910

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Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A655955
Materials:
plastic, ? material
Measurements:
length 32 mm
top edge: width 12 mm
thickness 5 mm
type:
replica, animal claws, amulet and necklace