Protective Amulet (Ody)
Object type: Amulet
Department: Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas
Culture: Merina peoples
Date: 20th century
Medium: Wood, beads, hair, earth
Dimensions: H. 5 3/8 x W. 4 1/2 x D. 3 1/4 in. (13.7 x 11.4 x 8.3 cm)
Classification: Wood-Sculpture
Geography:     Madagascar Southern Region 
Credit line: Gift of Irwin and Marcia Hersey, 1999
Accession year: 1999
Tags: Faces