String bag with cloth lining

String bag with cloth lining, containing snakes’ heads, bones, teeth, skin and unknown animal claws, by the Mangbetu tribe, North East Congo, 1871-1920

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A63314
Materials:
complete, string, cloth, shell, bone and skin (untanned)
type:
medicine pouch and animal remains
credit:
Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)