Amulet consisting of block polished immature coconut carved to represent boar's head
- Made:
- 1871-1910 in Papua New Guinea
Amulet consisting of block polished immature coconut carved to represent boar's head, hollow to form case, with fibre string attached, from Papua New Guinea, 1871-1910
Details
- Category:
- Ethnography and Folk Medicine
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A196135
- Materials:
- coconut and fibre, string
- type:
- amulets
- credit:
- Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)