Cornelian or agate bead
- Made:
- 1890-1930
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Cornelian or agate bead, vern. "Nzo" used to cure illness caused by eating bad or taboo foods, worn on neck or waist, Southern Nigerian, 1890-1930
Details
- Category:
- Ethnography and Folk Medicine
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A657982
- Materials:
- cornelian, ? material and agate, ? material
- type:
- therapeutic amulets
- credit:
- Jeffreys, M.D.W.
