Cowrie shell necklace with fine beadwork bag suspended
- Made:
- 1880-1910
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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
- credit:
- Ford, F.J.
