Single small black horn packed with substance wrapped in paper

Single small black horn packed with substance wrapped in paper

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Single small black horn packed with substance wrapped in paper
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Single small black horn packed with substance wrapped in paper, amuletic protection against injury, from Nyasaland, Africa, 1880-1920

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A666098
Materials:
horn and paper
type:
amulet and horn
credit:
Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)