Pendant, figure of kneeling woman
- Made:
- 1880-1920 in Democratic Republic of Congo
Figurine of kneeling woman or child with protuberant belly and hands by cheeks forming pendant, made of bone (?), from upper Congo, 1880-1920
Details
- Category:
- Ethnography and Folk Medicine
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A652553
- Materials:
- bone
- Measurements:
-
overall: 57 mm x 20 mm x 26 mm,
- type:
- protective amulets
- credit:
- Loan, Wellcome Trust