Amuletic grass and fibre ring

Made:
1890-1935
Amuletic grass and fibre ring, closely bound with fibre string

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Amuletic grass and fibre ring, closely bound with fibre string
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Amuletic grass and fibre ring, closely bound with fibre string, plaited fibre thong attached, five amuletic objects stuck in side, Belgian Congo, 1890-1935

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A657998
Materials:
grass, fibre, wood and horn
type:
amulets
credit:
Pareyn, H.