Amuletic bundle consisting of string handle with gourd

Made:
1890-1920 in Democratic Republic of Congo

Amuletic bundle consisting of string handle with gourd, strings of beads and pegs hanging from it, Bakussu tribe, Belgian Congo, 1890-1920

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A35082
Materials:
gourd, wood, glass, beads, string, brass and steel
type:
amulet
credit:
Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)