charm

Frontal view of whole of Horniman Museum object no 36.47
Rear view of whole of Horniman Museum object no 36.47
Right side view of whole of Horniman Museum object no 36.47
Left side view of whole of Horniman Museum object no 36.47
General view of label of Horniman Museum object no 36.47
Frontal view of whole of Horniman Museum object no 36.47 Rear view of whole of Horniman Museum object no 36.47 Right side view of whole of Horniman Museum object no 36.47 Left side view of whole of Horniman Museum object no 36.47 General view of label of Horniman Museum object no 36.47

Charm of a vulture skull (identified as probably a Lappet-Faced Vulture by PViscardi 2013-01-23.) wrapped in leather on a leather cord for suspension. The beak is exposed and the leather is moulded to the skull and stitched around the sides and back.
Label: pale blue with black typed writing.

object
MUSEUM NUMBER
36.47
PLACE
COLLECTION
MEASUREMENTS
overall: 177.8 m; overall: 510 mm x 86.5 mm x 74.8 mm; skull and leather without cord: 180 mm x 86.5 mm x 74.8 mm
MATERIAL/TECHNIQUE
leather; bird bone
CATEGORY
Anthropology: Ethnography
LOCATION
In storage
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