Fertility amulet
- Made:
- 1880-1925 in New Caledonia
- maker:
- Melanesian people
Fertility amulet, in form of carved wooden baby carrier with male child, base decorated with deep zigzag grooves, from New Caledonia, 1880-1925
Details
- Category:
- Ethnography and Folk Medicine
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A100845
- Measurements:
-
overall: 222 mm x 123 mm x 50 mm, .41 kg
- type:
- amulets
- credit:
- Sothebys