Carved wooden penis sheath
- Made:
- 1890-1925 in South Africa
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Carved wooden penis sheath, egg-shaped with deeply incased ribbing worn as protection against river blindness, Kaffir tribe, South Africa, 1890-1925
Details
- Category:
- Ethnography and Folk Medicine
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A657278
- Materials:
- wood
- type:
- penis sheaths
- credit:
- Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)
