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.
charm
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razors (general & multipurpose); knives (general & multipurpose)

cigar case

stopper (food processing & storage); water bag (bag (food processing & storage))

shuttle (loom component)
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