Ivory amulet

Made:
Democratic Republic of Congo
Ivory amulet, in the form of a face, by the Bapende tribe, Zaire

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Ivory amulet, in the form of a face, by the Bapende tribe, Zaire
Science Museum Group
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Ivory amulet, in the form of a face, by the Bapende tribe, Zaire

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A89713
Materials:
ivory
Measurements:
length 73 mm
width 40 mm
depth 33 mm
type:
amulet
credit:
Pareyn, H.

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