Amulet, camel's tooth, to cure breast diseases
- Made:
- 1870-1925
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Camel's tooth amulet, root mounted in metal socket with loop for suspension, to cure breast diseases, from Biskra, Southern Algeria, 1870-1925
Details
- Category:
- Ethnography and Folk Medicine
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A658290
- Materials:
- tooth, camel and metal, mount
- Measurements:
-
length 77 mm
width 32 mm
thickness 32 mm
- type:
- therapeutic amulets
