Amuletic shell disc

Made:
1880-1910 in Democratic Republic of Congo

Amuletic shell disc, flat, circular, with central hole, whorled on underside, Kasai tribe, Congolese, 1880-1910

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A161346
Materials:
shell
type:
amulet
credit:
Sothebys