Armlet worn as a protection from lions

Armlet worn as a protection from lions, Nyasaland, 1880-1930

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Armlet worn as a protection from lions, Nyasaland, 1880-1930
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Armlet worn as a protection from lions, Nyasaland, 1880-1930

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A658300
Materials:
cloth and ash, plant
Measurements:
tied: length 175 mm
tube, max.: diameter 20 mm
type:
armlet