



Small tortoiseshell, said to be amulet case, leather thong at top for suspension, decorated with bead, fringe around bottom rim, Herero tribe, Damaraland, South West Africa, 1880-1915
Details
- Category:
- Ethnography and Folk Medicine
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A657900
- Materials:
- tortoiseshell and beads, glass
- type:
- tortoiseshell
- credit:
- Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)