Oval block of wood with fish tail ends

Made:
1890-1910
Oval block of wood with fish tail ends

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Oval block of wood with fish tail ends
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Oval block of wood with fish tail ends, many beaded string belt hanging from each end, worn by pregnant women of rank in the New Hebrides, 1890-1910

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A7065
Materials:
palm, fibre and beads, glass
type:
pregnancy belts
credit:
Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)