Medicine man's outfit, African, c. 1890-1920.

Made:
1890-1920 in Zambia

Woven coconut fibre medicine man's outfit for ceremonial occasions, bodice and leggings, mask and cane fringed collar, displayed on wooden frame, square base, Northern Rhodesia, 1890-1920

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A231765
Materials:
coconut, canvas, collar, cane, collar, cord, display figure, wood, display figure, paper and base, wood
Measurements:
overall: 1600 mm x 380 mm
base: 660 mm,
type:
medicine man ceremonial outfit
credit:
Glendining