Stitched leather amulet case suspended from twisted leather thong

Made:
1880-1910 in Sudan
Stitched leather amulet case suspended from twisted leather thong

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Stitched leather amulet case suspended from twisted leather thong, rectangular, supposedly containing a charm, Sudanese, 1880-1910

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A658346
Materials:
leather
Measurements:
length 49 mm
width 34 mm
thickness 13 mm
thong: length 145 mm
type:
amulet case
credit:
Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)

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