Neck worn amulet

Museum number:
5-16898
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.4748
Description:
Leather neck worn amulet. Would hav been strung on a cord, through a casing which is sewn wiht a leather thong. Probably contained a paper mandala.
Donor:
Robert I. Orlins
Collection place:
Kalabsha Village, Sudan
Verbatim coll. place:
Africa, Nubia, Kalabsha village.
Culture or time period:
Nubian
Collector:
Robert I. Orlins
Collection date:
1964-1965
Materials:
Leather and Paper (fiber product)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Amulets
Function:
2.2 Personal Adornments and Accoutrements
Accession date:
February 8, 2005
Context of use:
Protective amulet
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Dimensions:
height 0.07 centimeters, width 5 centimeters, and length 5.8 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Neck worn amulet, accession number 5-16898, described as Leather neck worn amulet. Would hav been strung on a cord, through a casing which is sewn wiht a leather thong. Probably contained a paper mandala.

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