Amuletic horn tip

Made:
1880-1910 in Democratic Republic of Congo
maker:
Bakongo people
Amuletic horn tip, antelope, pierced at point, Bakongo

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Amuletic horn tip, antelope, pierced at point, Bakongo
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Amuletic horn tip, antelope, pierced at point, Bakongo, Lower Congo, West Africa 1880-1910

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A652456
Materials:
horn
Measurements:
length 109 mm
maximum: width 25 mm
type:
amulet

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