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1985.52.2370

Amulet, ?neck ornament comprised of a strip of animal skin with hair, attached by a metal loop to a cylindrical pendant covered with woven fibre. [RB 31/07/2012]

1985.52.2370

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Collection type
Object
Description
Amulet, ?neck ornament comprised of a strip of animal skin with hair, attached by a metal loop to a cylindrical pendant covered with woven fibre. [RB 31/07/2012]
Long description
Amulet, ?neck ornament comprised of a strip of animal skin with hair, attached by a metal loop to a cylindrical pendant covered with woven fibre. The strip of animal skin tapers at one end. The thicker end is knotted around a copper metal loop, and in this loop is attached to a rectangular iron clasp. This is connected to a loop at the end of the cylindrical pendant made of the woven fibre that covers the whole pendant. Around the pendant there are three bands of metal; copper bands at either end and a iron band in the centre. At either end of the pendant red fibres are visible, but there is nothing obvious suggesting that this is a fragment of ?electric cable. [RB 31/07/2012]
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1931
Date collected
By 1931
Acquisition information
Transferred: 1985
Materials and processes
Material Animal Skin, Material Copper Metal, Material Iron Metal, Material Plant Fibre Textile, Process Woven, Process Recycled
Dimensions
Length x Width: max 570 x 30 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1985.52.2370 Other numbers: 4723 R 15250/ 1936

Search terms: Religion, Ornament, Amulet, Pendant, Neck Ornament

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