Small amuletic nut perforated through centre for suspension and covered with red pigment

Made:
1880-1920
Small amuletic nut perforated through centre for suspension and

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Small amuletic nut perforated through centre for suspension and
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Small amuletic nut perforated through centre for suspension and covered with red pigment, Congolese, 1880-1920

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A652449
Materials:
nut
type:
amulet