Leather amulet case attached to plaited leather loop

Made:
1880-1930 in Ghana
maker:
Ashanti people
Leather amulet case attached to plaited leather loop, Ashanti

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Leather amulet case attached to plaited leather loop, Ashanti
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Leather amulet case attached to plaited leather loop, Ashanti, 1880-1930

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A160824
Materials:
leather
Measurements:
case and thong: length 141 mm
width 60 mm
thickness 23 mm
thong doubled: length 85 mm
type:
amulet case
credit:
Sothebys

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