2 sections of Kuman vine-stem used by witch doctor in place of human bones

Made:
1890-1925
2 sections of Kuman vine-stem used by witch doctor in place of

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2 sections of Kuman vine-stem used by witch doctor in place of human bones, form Mabuarg Islands, Torres Strait, Melanesian, 1890-1925

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A160956
Materials:
wood
type:
vine stems
credit:
Sothebys