Stitched leather case with flaps and long twisted sling

Made:
1860-1900 in Sudan
Stitched leather case with flaps and long twisted sling

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Stitched leather case with flaps and long twisted sling, contains smaller case perhaps the receptacle for charms, also has sling, tooled design on front, Sudanese, 1860-1900

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A658349
Materials:
leather
Measurements:
case, outer: length 102 mm
case, outer: width 95 mm
case, outer: thickness 13 mm
case, inner: length 72 mm
case, inner: width 67 mm
sling: length 773 mm
type:
amulet case
credit:
Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)

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