Amuletic necklace of snake vertebrae threaded onto string

Made:
1880-1930 in Democratic Republic of Congo
Amuletic necklace of snake vertebrae threaded onto string

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Amuletic necklace of snake vertebrae threaded onto string
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Amuletic necklace of snake vertebrae threaded onto string, Azande, north-east congo, West Africa, 1880-1930

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A158857
Materials:
bone and fibre
type:
necklace and amulet
credit:
Glendining