Two rectangular metal amulet cases

Made:
1880-1920
Two rectangular metal amulet cases

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Two rectangular metal amulet cases
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Two rectangular metal amulet cases, part of a witch doctor's outfit of horns and iron rattles, central Africa, 1880-1920, threaded onto fibrous string

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A220436
Materials:
brass and iron
type:
amulet case
credit:
Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)