Three amulet cases threaded onto plaited leather thongs

Made:
1880-1920
Three amulet cases threaded onto plaited leather thongs

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Three amulet cases threaded onto plaited leather thongs
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Three amulet cases threaded onto plaited leather thongs, decorated with strings of cowrie shells, Sudan, East Africa, 1880-1920

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A31631
Materials:
leather, shell and gourd
type:
amulet case
credit:
Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)