Iron staff belonging to medicine man
- Made:
- 1860-1920
Iron staff belonging to medicine man, straight tubular pole, three clusters of tubular bells riveted to the staff, brass bells suspended from strings, decorated with European padlocks, blades pivoted to shaft, amorphous bundle also tied with string, scroll-like finial with two human figures just below, West African, 1860-1920
Details
- Category:
- Ethnography and Folk Medicine
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A174906
- Materials:
- iron, brass, bells and clay
- Measurements:
-
overall: 1850 mm x 135 mm x 135 mm, 1.9 kg
- type:
- staffs
- credit:
- Sotheby's
