Dried grass basketry penis sheath

Made:
1900-1925 in South Africa
Dried grass basketry penis sheath

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Dried grass basketry penis sheath
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Dried grass basketry penis sheath, bottle shaped worn as a protection against river blindness, South African, 1900-1925

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A657299
Materials:
grass
type:
penis sheaths
credit:
Glendining