Amulet of bone cylinder and female hearth of fire sticks attached on sling
- maker:
- Shona people
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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
