Band of elephant hair with cowrie shell attached

Band of elephant hair with cowrie shell attached

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Band of elephant hair with cowrie shell attached
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Band of elephant hair with cowrie shell attached, according to R card, the natives wear it hung round the neck as a remedy or preservative, Northern Rhodesia, 1880-1925

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A657887
Materials:
shell, cowrie and hair, elephant
type:
amulet
credit:
Clarke, S.