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2 red amulet cases strung on long plaited leather strands, cylindrical and square respectively, said to be a fake charm for women, containing only wooden block, a sign of respectability, Sudanese, 1880-1920
Details
- Category:
- Ethnography and Folk Medicine
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A658263
- Measurements:
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case, cylinder: length 118 mm
case, cylinder: diameter 45 mm
case, square: length 173 mm
case, square: depth 30 mm
- type:
- amulet case
- credit:
- Anderson, C.G.
