Amulet, in the form of a face carved out of a fruit stone

Made:
Democratic Republic of Congo
Amuletic necklace in the form of a string of carved wooden Amuletic necklace in the form of a string of carved wooden

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Amuletic necklace in the form of a string of carved wooden
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Amuletic necklace in the form of a string of carved wooden
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Amuletic necklace in the form of a string of carved wooden heads, 3 claws and a bundle, by the Bushongo tribe, Zaire

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A89787
type:
amulet
credit:
Pareyn, H.