Cowrie shell amulet

Made:
1880-1930

Amulet, possibly necklace now broken, consisting of cowrie shells and glass beads, threaded on plaited leather thong, African, 1880-1930

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A157283
Materials:
leather, cowrie and glass, bead
type:
amulet
credit:
Glendining