Elephant hair bracelet

George Ulrich (ulrich@CSD.UWM.EDU)
Fri, 3 Nov 1995 08:25:18 -0600

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I have recently had a query concerning elephant hair bracelets. I have
always assumed that these are tourist commodities, but they may have some
ethnographic grounding - apotropaic for example. Does anyone have a
reference or any information on these objects? I have checked some
general sources as well as more specific ethnographies (Dahomey, et.al.)
and can find nothing. Gratefully.

george

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