Human mummified hand

Made:
1880-1900 in Democratic Republic of Congo

Human mummified hand, skin of wrist used to create two horn-like straps for suspending round neck, powerful charm, taken from medicine man's neck after he was killed by Belgian troops, Congolese, 1880-1900

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A657983
Materials:
skin, human and bone, human
type:
human remains and mummified hand
credit:
Wellcome Trust