Amuletic necklace of interlocking brass beads

Made:
1900-1930 in Democratic Republic of Congo
Amuletic necklace of interlocking brass beads Amuletic necklace of interlocking brass beads

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Amuletic necklace of interlocking brass beads
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Amuletic necklace of interlocking brass beads
Science Museum Group Collection
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Amuletic necklace of interlocking brass beads, with two antelope (?) horns attached, Bushango, South Central Congo, 1900-1930

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A160723
Materials:
brass, horn, antelope, ? material and fibre
type:
necklace and amulet
credit:
Sothebys