Tortoise carapace

Tortoise carapace, perforated at head end with leather thong Tortoise carapace

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Tortoise carapace, perforated at head end with leather thong
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Tortoise carapace
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Tortoise carapace, perforated at head end with leather thong attached threaded with brass washers, African, 1880-1930

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A658337
Materials:
carapace, tortoise, leather, thong and brass, washers
Measurements:
length 295 mm
width 49 mm
height 31 mm
type:
tortoise carapaces