Belt, possibly amuletic made of snake vertebrae threaded on stiff grass

Belt, possibly amuletic made of snake vertebrae threaded on stiff grass, partly covered in red cloth, Zulu, South African, 1890-1930

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A657952
Materials:
vertebrae, snake, cloth, grass, cowrie, nut and bead
Measurements:
of longest section: length 235 mm
of longest section: width 24 mm
type:
belt