Copper amuletic mask to protect against sleeping sickness

Made:
1880-1920 in Democratic Republic of Congo
Amuletic mask of copper, pierced for suspension

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Amuletic mask of copper, pierced for suspension
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Amuletic mask of copper, pierced for suspension, protection against sleeping sickness, Babunda tribe, Kasai River area, Congo, Africa, 1800-1920

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A652442
Materials:
copper
Measurements:
including wire: height 60 mm
width 29 mm
depth 20 mm
type:
amulet and mask

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