Turtle Amulet (Yawiige)
Object type: Amulet
Department: Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas
Culture: Senufo or Tussian peoples
Date: 19th–mid-20th century
Medium: Copper alloy
Dimensions: H. 2 1/2 × W. 1 7/8 × D. 1/2 in. (6.4 × 4.7 × 1.3 cm)
Classification: Metal-Sculpture
Geography:     Côte d'Ivoire or Burkina Faso northern Côte d'Ivoire-southwestern Burkina Faso 
Credit line: The Michael C. Rockefeller Memorial Collection, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John J. Klejman, 1964
Accession year: 1978
Tags: Turtles