Medicine man's woven fibre bag

Made:
1880-1920
Medicine man's woven fibre bag, gourd container attached to top

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Medicine man's woven fibre bag, gourd container attached to top
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Medicine man's woven fibre bag, gourd container attached to top, upper half covered in reptile skin, woven fibre and hide strap, Lower Congo, 1880-1920

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A160545
Materials:
fibre, gourd, hide, pearl, shape with buttons and skin, reptile
Measurements:
length 180 mm
width 90 mm
gourd: length 109 mm
gourd: diameter 60 mm
strap: length 540 mm
type:
medicine pouch

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