Fertility amulet

Made:
1880-1925 in New Caledonia
maker:
Melanesian people
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Fertility amulet
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Fertility amulet
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Fertility amulet
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Fertility amulet
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Fertility amulet
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Fertility amulet, in form of carved wooden baby carrier with male child, base decorated with deep zigzag grooves, from New Caledonia, 1880-1925

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A100845
Materials:
wood and fibre
Measurements:
overall: 222 mm x 123 mm x 50 mm, .41 kg
type:
amulets
credit:
Sothebys