Horse hair bracelet threaded with opaque beads

Horse hair bracelet threaded with opaque beads

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Horse hair bracelet threaded with opaque beads
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Horse hair bracelet threaded with opaque beads, this stone supposed to fall with the hail, hence the name "el barad" snake-skin cuffs, Kordofan, Sudan, 1880-1920

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A658264
Materials:
horsehair, stone, bead and snakeskin, cuff
type:
bracelet - jewelry
credit:
Anderson, R.