Small tortoiseshell with protuding epidermic plates

Made:
1880-1920 in Namibia
Small tortoiseshell with protuding epidermic plates Small tortoiseshell with protuding epidermic plates Small tortoiseshell with protuding epidermic plates

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Small tortoiseshell with protuding epidermic plates
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Small tortoiseshell with protuding epidermic plates
Science Museum Group Collection
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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, 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
type:
tortoiseshell