Animal tooth amulet

Made:
1880-1920
Amulet, animal tooth, pierced at root end

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Amulet, animal tooth, pierced at root end
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Amulet, animal tooth, pierced at root end, threaded with twisted wire loop, South Africa, 1880-1920

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A77097
Materials:
tooth and brass
type:
amulet
credit:
Christol, T.