Flat wooden plaque with oval handle an semicircular grip at back

Made:
1880-1920
Flat wooden plaque with oval handle an semicircular grip at

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Flat wooden plaque with oval handle an semicircular grip at back, decorated with incised pattern surrounding 2 heads carved in relief, possibly fan or mask or used in divination, probably from North Africa, 1880-1920

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A85729
Materials:
wood
type:
fan - costume accessory and mask