Amulet, two camel molars joined together by leather strip
- Made:
- 1870-1925
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Amulet, two camel molars joined together by leather strip, to cure pain, diseases of the breasts, Algerian, 1870-1925
Details
- Category:
- Ethnography and Folk Medicine
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A658291
- Materials:
- teeth, camel and leather
- Measurements:
-
tooth: length 55 mm
tooth: width 28 mm
tooth: thickness 21 mm
overall: length 82 mm
- type:
- therapeutic amulets
