Copper amuletic mask to protect against sleeping sickness
- Made:
- 1880-1920 in Democratic Republic of Congo
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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
