Medicine man's weapon

Made:
1871-1925
Medicine man's weapon, horseshoe shaped

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Medicine man's weapon, horseshoe shaped
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Medicine man's weapon, horseshoe shaped, iron rod bent round with two pointed prongs projecting from leather grip, used for killing victims, West African, 1871-1925

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A160519
Materials:
iron and leather
type:
weapon
credit:
Sothebys