Necklace, amuletic, comprising 14 teeth

Made:
1900-1920 in South Africa
Necklace, amuletic, comprising 14 teeth, 8 blue beads

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Necklace, amuletic, comprising 14 teeth, 8 blue beads
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Necklace, amuletic, comprising 14 teeth, 8 blue beads, 6 transparent beads and 8 shell beads, all threaded on string, Kaffir, South African, 1900-1920

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A657938
Materials:
tooth, shell, bead, glass, trade bead and string
type:
necklace and amulet
credit:
Sotheby's