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Amulet

Amulet, no date

  • Pende, African
  • Overall: 2 3/8 × 3/4 × 5/8 inches (6 × 1.9 × 1.6 cm)

Gift of anonymous donor

76.179

Department

Africa, Oceania & Indigenous Americas

Details

1977-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)

Pende, African, Amulet, no date. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of anonymous donor, 76.179.

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