Amuletic collection suspended from iron ring

Amuletic collection suspended from iron ring

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Amuletic collection suspended from iron ring
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Amuletic collection suspended from iron ring, includes cloth bundle, a horn, and strand of cloth and fibre, centrepiece is a shell inset with mirror and adorned with feathers, Congolese, 1880-1930

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A160496
Materials:
shell, mirror, glass, feathers, iron, horn, cloth and fibre
type:
amulet
credit:
Sothebys