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1908.29.1

Witch doctor’s necklet of goat horns & gall-bladders.

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1908.29.1

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Collection type
Object
Description
Witch doctor’s necklet of goat horns & gall-bladders.
Geographical reference
South Africa
Africa > Southern Africa > South Africa
near Tugela
Cultural groups
Zulu
Person
Field collector F.W. Flanders
PRM source Edwin Sidney Hartland
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1905
Date collected
By 1905
Acquisition information
Donated: 1908
Materials and processes
Material Goat Horn Animal, Material Animal Part, Process Strung
Dimensions
Length: max 270 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1908.29.1

Search terms: Medicine, Ornament, Religion, Neck Ornament, Medical Accessory, Religious Object