Cylindrical wooden amulets for protection against snake bite

Cylindrical wooden amulets for protection against snake bite Cylindrical wooden amulets for protection against snake bite Cylindrical wooden amulets for protection against snake bite

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Cylindrical wooden amulets for protection against snake bite
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Cylindrical wooden amulets for protection against snake bite
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Cylindrical wooden amulets for protection against snake bite
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Cylindrical wooden amulets for protection against snake bite, from Kiwunga's shrine, Buganda, Uganda, Afrian, 1880-1920

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A151637
Materials:
wood
type:
amulet
credit:
Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)