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Amuletic case, red cloth covered case containing medical herbs and verses from the Koran, heirloom in family of Bathonga chief, from Zomba, Nyasaland, 1880-1935
Details
- Category:
- Ethnography and Folk Medicine
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A658245
- Materials:
- skin, ? material and cloth, red
- Measurements:
-
length 70 mm
width 60 mm
thickness 20 mm
sling: length 400 mm
- type:
- amulet case
- credit:
- Stannus
