Wristlet, cask shaped opaque white stone threaded on twisted hide thong

Made:
1870-1914
Wristlet

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Wristlet
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Wristlet, cask shaped opaque white stone threaded on twisted hide thong, worn to protect wearer's horse from horsesickness vernacular Namm El Barad (cold), Sudanese, 1870-1914

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A665286
Materials:
stone and thong, hide
type:
wristlet
credit:
Gayer-Anderson