Amuletic necklet

Made:
1880-1925
Amuletic necklet, of string of fine close-set snake vertebrae Amuletic necklet, of string of fine close-set snake vertebrae

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Amuletic necklet, of string of fine close-set snake vertebrae
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Amuletic necklet, of string of fine close-set snake vertebrae
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum, London

Amuletic necklet, of string of fine close-set snake vertebrae, fastening bound with dried grass, African(?), 1880-1925

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A5003
Materials:
bone, snake, vertebrae, fibre and grass, dried
type:
necklace and amulet
credit:
Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)