Two leather amulet cases joined by multi-strand twisted leather girdle

Made:
1880-1898 in Sudan
Two leather amulet cases joined by multi-strand twisted leather girdle

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Two leather amulet cases joined by multi-strand twisted leather girdle, cylindrical cases with tooled ribbing, found at Omdurman, Sudanese, 1880-1898

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A658383
Materials:
leather
Measurements:
length 132 mm
diameter 49 mm
girdle: length 1040 mm
type:
amulet case
credit:
Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)

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