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1927.84.59

Amulet of two lion's claws held together with a piece of textile wound with wire, on a chain. [El.B 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 16/9/2005]

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1927.84.59

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Collection type
Object
Description
Amulet of two lion's claws held together with a piece of textile wound with wire, on a chain. [El.B 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 16/9/2005]
Person
Field collector William Ernest Taylor
Field collector Church Missionary Society
PRM source Catherine Taylor
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1890
Date collected
1882 - 1890
Acquisition information
Purchased: 1927
Materials and processes
Material Lion Tooth Cat Animal, Material Metal Wire, Material Textile, Material Iron Metal, Process Wound
Dimensions
Length: max 190 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1927.84.59
Associated publications
This object was featured in the Museum’s ‘web gallery’ (‘Selected Objects from the Lower Gallery’) produced during the DCF-funded ‘What’s Upstairs?’ project, 2004–2006, with the following caption: ‘Body ornaments made from animal parts have been worn in many cultures as charms or amulets. These lion’s claws from east Africa, which have been mounted on a chain, are an example of an amulet designed to protect the wearer. They were collected in east Africa in the 1880s.

Search terms: Religion, Ornament, Animalia, Amulet, Animal Part, Neck Ornament

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