Amuletic necklace of bones
- Made:
- 1881-1920 in Andaman and Nicobar
- maker:
- Andamanese people
Necklet of red painted human bones, probably amuletic, Andaman Islands, India, 1881-1920
Details
- Category:
- Asian Medicine
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A175410
- Materials:
- bone, human, fibre, shell, mount, cardboard and string
- type:
- human remains and necklaces
- credit:
- Wellcome Trust
