Cowrie shell necklace with fine beadwork bag suspended

Made:
1880-1910
Cowrie shell necklace with fine beadwork bag suspended

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Cowrie shell necklace with fine beadwork bag suspended
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Cowrie shell necklace with fine beadwork bag suspended, contains seed pod rattle, said to have been worn by witch doctors, probably Zulu tribe, South Africa, 1880-1910

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A657880
Materials:
shell, cowrie, cord, rattle, seed pod, bag, glass, beads and brass
Measurements:
necklace, doubled: length 1250 mm
rattle: diameter 41 mm
bag: length 83 mm
bag: width 62 mm
type:
necklace and amulet
credit:
Ford, F.J.

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