Amulet case of two tubes of cane bound together with beads and suspended from two strings of beads

Made:
1880-1900 in Africa
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Amulet case of two tubes of cane bound together with beads and
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Amulet case of two tubes of cane bound together with beads and
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Amulet case of two tubes of cane bound together with beads and suspended from two strings of beads, Masai tribe, Africa (East), 1880-1900

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A10498
Materials:
cane and beads, glass, ? material
type:
amulet
credit:
Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)