Amulet, pair of leather pouches on thongs

Made:
1900-1920
Amulet, pair of leather pouches on thongs

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Amulet, pair of leather pouches on thongs
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Amulet, pair of leather pouches on thongs, containing waral skin in one case, kasiraswit root in other, therapy for snakebite, Sudanese, 1900-1920

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A631396
Materials:
leather
type:
therapeutic amulets
credit:
Anderson, Dr.