charm case; amulet

General view of whole of Horniman Museum object no 27.2.58/32
General view of whole of Horniman Museum object no 27.2.58/32

Amulet case made in three tubular, two-tone brass sections (engraved on one side), which can be opened by pulling two halves apart . Connected to ten strips of red leather, with cowrie shells threaded onto them, with a bell at each end.

object
MUSEUM NUMBER
27.2.58/32
PLACE
COLLECTION
MEASUREMENTS
overall: 275 g; overall: 308 mm x 197 mm x 15 mm
MATERIAL/TECHNIQUE
cowrie shell; leather; brass; metal; wood
CATEGORY
Anthropology: Ethnography
LOCATION
In storage
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