Ivory amulet in the form of a carved face

Made:: Democratic Republic of Congo

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Ivory amulet in the form of a carved face
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Ivory amulet in the form of a carved face, worn in remembrance of deceased parents, by the Bapende, Zaire

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Category:: Ethnography and Folk Medicine

Collection:: Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection

Object Number:: A89718

Materials:: ivory

Measurements:: overall: 48 mm x 27 mm x 18 mm,

type:: amulet

credit:: Pareyn, H.

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