Medicine Beads

These beads are described as medicine beads by Alldridge, worn as a charm by girls initiated into the Bundu or Sande society. The beads are made from a hollow grass-like stem.

Further Information

• Type: Religious/ritual equipment, charms, Body adornment, jewellery
• Object: Medicine Beads
• Materials: Vegetable, organic fibre
• Culture Group: Mende
• Dimensions: Unknown
• Production Date: Pre 1891
• Associated Places: Unknown
• Associated People: Thomas Joshua Alldridge (Collector)
• Museum: Brighton Museum and Art Gallery
• Accession Number: BMAG:R3483/53

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