Mandible from a sheep or goat

Made:
1920-1927 in Nigeria

Mandible, from a sheep or goat, from the display of Ibibio medicine man, surrounded by his equipment, Nigerian, 1920-1927

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A5075 Pt12
Materials:
bone
Measurements:
length 113 mm
width 60 mm
height 80 mm
type:
mandibulae

Parts

Mandible, one half, from a sheep or goat, from the display of Ibibio medicine man, surrounded by his equipment, Nigerian, 1920-1927

Part of sheep or goat mandible

Mandible, one half, from a sheep or goat, from the display of Ibibio medicine man, surrounded by his equipment, Nigerian, 1920-1927

Materials:
bone
Object Number:
A5075 Pt12/1
type:
animal remains
Mandible, one half, from a sheep or goat, from the display of Ibibio medicine man, surrounded by his equipment, Nigerian, 1920-1927

Part of sheep or goat mandible

Mandible, one half, from a sheep or goat, from the display of Ibibio medicine man, surrounded by his equipment, Nigerian, 1920-1927

Materials:
bone
Object Number:
A5075 Pt12/2
type:
animal remains

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