Wooden mortar and pestle carved in one piece
- Made:
- 1870-1886 in Democratic Republic of Congo
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Wooden mortar and pestle carved in one piece, cylindrical mortar with bulbous base which constitutes pestle, handle in form of a male figure, used by medicine man to induce pregnancy, Malundo(?), Congo, 1870-1886
Details
- Category:
- Ethnography and Folk Medicine
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A652428
- Materials:
- wood
