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
Details
- Category:
- Ethnography and Folk Medicine
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A89718
- Materials:
- ivory
- Measurements:
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overall: 48 mm x 27 mm x 18 mm,
- type:
- amulet
- credit:
- Pareyn, H.
