Amulet, in form of crocodile skull completely covered in stitched leather case of the same shape
- Made:
- 1880-1920
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Amulet, in form of crocodile skull completely covered in stitched leather case of the same shape, apparently unique, Sudanese(?), 1880-1920
Details
- Category:
- Ethnography and Folk Medicine
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A658687
- Materials:
- skull (crocodile) and leather, case
- type:
- amulet
- credit:
- Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)
