Amuletic necklace of bones and shell

Made:
1880-1930 in Andaman and Nicobar
maker:
Andamanese people

Necklace, amulet, of human vertebrae, shell threaded on lengths of cord covered with a red pigment, Andaman Islands, India,1880-1930

Details

Category:
Asian Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A174673
Materials:
vertebrae, human, shell, cord and cloth
type:
human remains and necklaces
credit:
Wellcome Trust