Fibrous bark bound into a ring bracelet

Made:
1880-1925
Fibrous bark bound into a ring bracelet Fibrous bark bound into a ring bracelet

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Fibrous bark bound into a ring bracelet
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Fibrous bark bound into a ring bracelet
Science Museum Group Collection
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Fibrous bark bound into a ring bracelet, reputedly worn by "natives" to expel long worms, Sierra Leone, 1880-1925

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A657855
Materials:
bark
type:
bracelet - jewelry
credit:
Glendining