Monkey-skin bag used by healers, Africa, 1880-1930

Made:
1880-1930 in Africa
Monkey-skin bag used by healers, Africa, 1880-1930 Medicine man's bag, probably monkey skin

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Monkey-skin bag used by healers, Africa, 1880-1930
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Medicine man's bag, probably monkey skin
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Monkey-skin bag used by healers, Africa, 1880-1930

A bag probably made from monkey-skin, used by healers in Africa. Clothes and accessories such as this bag are important to identify healers and show their high status in the community.

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A157939
Materials:
complete, skin, fur, leather, glass, brass, cowrie and textile
Measurements:
overall: 80 mm x 265 mm x 30 mm, .668 kg
type:
bag - container
credit:
Glendining