Gazelle's tooth amulet

Made:
1880-1932 in Sudan
Gazelle's tooth amulet, vernacular `Nab el Ghazal'

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Gazelle's tooth amulet, vernacular `Nab el Ghazal'
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Gazelle's tooth amulet, vernacular `Nab el Ghazal', cure for pain in the side, Sudanese, 1880-1932

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A659143
Materials:
tooth (gazelle's)
Measurements:
overall: 16 mm x 13 mm x 15 mm, .3 kg
type:
teeth
credit:
Loan, Wellcome Trust