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6 divination plaques, hide, one with 2 bells, by Baganda tribe, Uganda, c. 1920
A set of six divination plaques from Uganda. In many African countries the cause of disease can be diagnosed by divination. The diviner throws the plaques onto a mat and interprets their pattern. These plaques are made from animal hide, and one has two bells fixed to the top.
Details
- Category:
- Ethnography and Folk Medicine
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A38291
- Materials:
- whole, hide and bells, iron
- Measurements:
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length 97 mm
width 87 mm
bells: length 48 mm
- type:
- divination plaques
- credit:
- Ugandan Government