Amuletic armlet

Made:
1850-1920
Amuletic armlet

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Amuletic armlet
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Amuletic armlet, comprising twisted leather thong threaded with 2 leather cases, worn above the elbow, used by the Mahdi of Sudan, Sudanese, 1850-1920

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A657574
Materials:
leather
type:
armlet
credit:
Gayer-Anderson, G.