Amuletic necklace composed of bean pods

Made:
1870-1920
SMG00166990 Amuletic necklace composed of bean pods, a nut

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Amuletic necklace composed of bean pods, a nut
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Amuletic necklace composed of bean pods, a nut, a tooth (?) and 3 stone charms each encased in wire mesh and suspended from a string, Malayan, 1870-1920

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A100140
Materials:
nut, bean pod, tooth, ? material, brass, stone and string
type:
necklace and amulet
credit:
Evans, J.H.