Animal horn amulet tied to a stitched cloth necklace
- Made:
- 1890-1930
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Animal horn amulet tied to a stitched cloth necklace, worn as a protection against injury, Nyasaland, 1890-1930
Details
- Category:
- Ethnography and Folk Medicine
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A657856
- Materials:
- horn, animal and cloth, necklace
- type:
- protective amulets
- credit:
- Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)
