Shaman's carved bone tube used to retrieve a lost soul
- Made:
- before 1930 in South Island
- maker:
- Ngāi Tahu people
Bone tube, carved, used by the shaman to retrieve a lost soul and thus restore health to its owner, Kaiapoi, New Zealand
Details
- Category:
- Ethnography and Folk Medicine
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A86704
- Materials:
- bone
- type:
- bone
- credit:
- Wellcome Trust
