Amuletic necklace consisting of 4 large teeth threaded on band of fine black beads in many strands

Made:
1870-1920
Amuletic necklace consisting of 4 large teeth threaded on band

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Amuletic necklace consisting of 4 large teeth threaded on band
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Amuletic necklace consisting of 4 large teeth threaded on band of fine black beads in many strands, African, 1870-1920

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A651047
Materials:
teeth, glass, beads and leather
type:
necklace and amulet