Amulet in the form of a human figure made from knuckle bone

Made:
1800-1900 in Peru

Amulet made from a knuckle bone, in the form of a human figure, bead inset for eye (one missing), believed to be Peruvian, 1800-1900

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A76219
Materials:
bone
type:
human remains, bone and amulet
credit:
Wellcome Trust