Witch doctor's amulet composed of tuft of hyena hair on leather thong with small red bag attached
- Made:
- 1890-1932 in South Africa
Witch doctor's amulet composed of tuft of hyena hair on leather thong with small red bag attached, decayed, Kaffir, South African, 1890-1932
Details
- Category:
- Ethnography and Folk Medicine
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A657948
- Materials:
- hair, hyena, leather, thong, cloth, bag and straw
- type:
- amulet
- credit:
- Sotheby's
