Copper girdle

Copper girdle, annular made of flexible fibrous substance Copper girdle, annular made of flexible fibrous substance

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Copper girdle, annular made of flexible fibrous substance
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Copper girdle, annular made of flexible fibrous substance
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Copper girdle, annular made of flexible fibrous substance, with closely coiled copper wire cover, Nyassa, East Africa, 1871-1900

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A300125
Materials:
fibre and copper
Measurements:
diameter 250 mm
cross-section: diameter 15 mm
type:
girdle - belt