Leather amuletic case

Made:
1880-1930
Leather amuletic case

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Leather amuletic case
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Leather amuletic case, square with cross-hatched tooling on one surface, suspended from twisted leather thong, said to contain manuscripts, Northern Nigeria, 1880-1930

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A658371
Materials:
leather
type:
amulet case
credit:
Glendining