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2. Amulet

Museum number:: 5-15576
Culture or time period:: Dogon
Object class:: Amulets
Function:: 5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Collector:: Irwin Hersey
Collection place:: Mali

3. Amulet

Museum number:: 5-15213
Culture or time period:: Yoruba
Object class:: Amulets
Function:: 5.2 Magic: Objects Associated with Practices reflecting confidence in the ability to manipulate supernatural agencies
Dimensions:: length 7.7 centimeters
Collection place:: Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria
Collection date:: unknown

4. Amulet

Museum number:: 5-2932d
Culture or time period:: Hausa
Object class:: Amulets
Function:: 5.4 Secular and Religious Musical Instruments
Collector:: Leonard Plotnicov
Collection place:: Jos market, Jos, Nigeria

5. Amulet

Museum number:: 5-15573
Culture or time period:: Dogon
Object class:: Amulets
Function:: 5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Collector:: Irwin Hersey
Collection place:: Mali

6. Amulet

Museum number:: 5-7942
Culture or time period:: Loma
Object class:: Amulets
Function:: 5.2 Magic: Objects Associated with Practices reflecting confidence in the ability to manipulate supernatural agencies
Collection place:: Bokeza village, Liberia
Collection date:: 1964-65

7. Amulet

Museum number:: 5-7943
Culture or time period:: Loma
Object class:: Amulets
Function:: 5.2 Magic: Objects Associated with Practices reflecting confidence in the ability to manipulate supernatural agencies
Collection place:: Bokeza village, Liberia
Collection date:: 1964-65

8. Amulet/ leg rattle

Museum number:: 5-15424
Culture or time period:: Yoruba
Object class:: Amulets
Function:: 5.2 Magic: Objects Associated with Practices reflecting confidence in the ability to manipulate supernatural agencies
Dimensions:: width 14.8 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Nigeria
Collection date:: unknown

9. Amulet/ leg rattle

Museum number:: 5-15381
Culture or time period:: Yoruba
Object class:: Amulets
Function:: 5.2 Magic: Objects Associated with Practices reflecting confidence in the ability to manipulate supernatural agencies
Dimensions:: width 6.8 centimeters
Collector:: Joan Wescott
Collection place:: Nigeria
Collection date:: unknown

10. Animal hide object

Museum number:: 5-11585
Culture or time period:: Hausa
Object class:: Amulets and Martingales
Function:: 1.4 Transportation
Collector:: Thomas D. Lanagan
Collection place:: Nigeria
Collection date:: July 27, 1972

11. Fiddle and bow

Museum number:: 5-2932a-d
Culture or time period:: Hausa
Object class:: Amulets, Fiddles, and Musical bows
Function:: 5.4 Secular and Religious Musical Instruments
Collector:: Leonard Plotnicov
Collection place:: Jos market, Jos, Nigeria
Collection date:: 1962