Grass basketry penis sheath

Made:
1900-1930 in South Africa
Grass basketry penis sheath, bottle shaped, finely woven

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Grass basketry penis sheath, bottle shaped, finely woven
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Grass basketry penis sheath, bottle shaped, finely woven, worn as a protection against river blindness, originally glued to a display board, Zulu tribe (?), Africa, 1900-1936

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A657298
Materials:
grass, cane and display board, card
credit:
Glendining