Two divination bones, in the form of fish, decorated with ring and dot design, Mashukolumbwe, North West Zambezi, Africa, 1880-1920
Details
- Category:
- Ethnography and Folk Medicine
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A22246
- Materials:
- bone
- Measurements:
-
maximum: length 115 mm
maximum: height 14 mm
maximum: width 18 mm
- type:
- divination-bone
- credit:
- Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)
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