Amulet

Museum number:
16-20134
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.4659
Description:
Amulet-wrought iron, bow and arrow shaped with proximal end of arrow bent and curled over bow; width 10.3 cm, height (with arrow extended) 17.0 cm.
Donor:
Berta Bascom
Collection place:
Bahia State, Brazil
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Amulets
Accession date:
October 31, 1994
Department:
South America (except Ancient Peru)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Amulet, accession number 16-20134, described as Amulet-wrought iron, bow and arrow shaped with proximal end of arrow bent and curled over bow; width 10.3 cm, height (with arrow extended) 17.0 cm.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Amulet, accession number 16-20134, described as Amulet-wrought iron, bow and arrow shaped with proximal end of arrow bent and curled over bow; width 10.3 cm, height (with arrow extended) 17.0 cm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Amulet, accession number 16-20134, described as Amulet-wrought iron, bow and arrow shaped with proximal end of arrow bent and curled over bow; width 10.3 cm, height (with arrow extended) 17.0 cm.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Amulet, accession number 16-20134, described as Amulet-wrought iron, bow and arrow shaped with proximal end of arrow bent and curled over bow; width 10.3 cm, height (with arrow extended) 17.0 cm.

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