Amuletic case

Made:
1880-1916
Amuletic case, silver, in shape of banana suspended on red cord

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Amuletic case, silver, in shape of banana suspended on red cord
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Amuletic case, silver, in shape of banana suspended on red cord, stuffed with cloth, used for holding Koran texts, Arabian, 1880-1916

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A665259
Materials:
silver, wire, brass and cord
type:
amulet case