Pair of leather covered amulet cases on long sling containing extracts of Koran

Made:
1870-1908 in Sudan
Pair of leather covered amulet cases on long sling containing extracts of Koran

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Pair of leather covered amulet cases on long sling containing extracts of Koran, to protect against Evil Eye, Kordofan, Nilotic Sudan, 1870-1908

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A658286
Materials:
leather
Measurements:
cylindrical case: length 83 mm
cylindrical case: diameter 45 mm
oblong case: length 83 mm
oblong case: width 41 mm
overall: length 690 mm
type:
protective amulets
credit:
Anderson, R.G.

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