Penis sheath made from fine grasses and constructed in basketwork form
- Made:
- 1900-1930
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Penis sheath made from fine grasses and constructed in basketwork form, stiff coneal cover tapering to apex, worn for protection against river blindness, Swaziland (?), 1900-1930
Details
- Category:
- Ethnography and Folk Medicine
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A657297
- Materials:
- grass
- Measurements:
-
length 114 mm
cover: diameter 36 mm
- type:
- penis sheaths
