Gourd, containing bundles of fibre

Made:
1880-1920
Gourd, containing bundles of fibre

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Gourd, containing bundles of fibre
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Gourd, containing bundles of fibre, used as protection against evil spirits, used in annual ritual, East African, 1880-1920

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A233896
Materials:
fibre and gourd
type:
protective amulets