Amuletic necklace consisting of string of disc beads interspersed by human teeth incisors and milk teeth

Made:
1880-1910 in Sudan

Amuletic necklace consisting of string of disc beads interspersed by human teeth incisors and milk teeth, Gour tribe, Sudan, Africa, 1880-1910

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A658320
Materials:
bone, disc and tooth, ? human
type:
human remains and necklaces
credit:
Wellcome Trust