Necklace consisting of leather amulet hung on plaited leather thong

Made:
1880-1925 in Africa
Necklace consisting of leather amulet hung on plaited leather

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Necklace consisting of leather amulet hung on plaited leather
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Necklace consisting of leather amulet hung on plaited leather thong which is decorated with leather buttons, amulet case itself decorated with woven grass panel and probably contains extracts from the Koran made by Mading of West Africa, 1880-1925

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A160635
Materials:
leather and grass, woven
type:
necklace and amulet
credit:
Sothebys