Five leather amulet cases threaded on twisted leather string

Made:
1880-1910 in Nigeria
maker:
Hausa people

Five leather amulet cases threaded on twisted leather string, four are cylindrical with rounded ends, one is rectangular, Hausa tribe, Nigerian, 1880-1910

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A658362
Materials:
leather
type:
amulet case
credit:
Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)