Amulet of bone cylinder and female hearth of fire sticks attached on sling

Made:
1870-1920 in Zimbabwe
maker:
Shona people
Amulet of bone cylinder and female hearth of fire sticks

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Amulet of bone cylinder and female hearth of fire sticks
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Amulet of bone cylinder and female hearth of fire sticks attached on sling, Mashona, maker, Southern Rhodesia, 1870-1920

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A658280
Materials:
bone, cylinder, cane, stopper, wood, hearth and string
type:
amulet
credit:
Glendining