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LicenseSmall tortoiseshell with protuding epidermic plates
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Small tortoiseshell with protuding epidermic plates
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Small tortoiseshell with protuding epidermic plates
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Small tortoiseshell with protuding epidermic plates, smooth plastron perforated for suspension, magical qualities attributed to such shells, worn by women, Herero, South West Africa, 1880-1920
Details
- Category:
- Ethnography and Folk Medicine
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A657899
- Materials:
- tortoise
- Measurements:
-
height 35 mm
length 59 mm
width 54 mm
- type:
- tortoiseshell
