Amuletic bracelet or wristlet, eight wooden imitatation teeth

Made:
1890-1930 in South Africa
Amuletic bracelet or wristlet

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Amuletic bracelet or wristlet
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Amuletic bracelet or wristlet, eight wooden imitation teeth strung on leather thong, said to belong to witch doctor, Zulu, South Africa, 1890-1930

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A657922
Materials:
wood, teeth and leather, hide
type:
bracelet - jewelry
credit:
Glendining