Dried grss and wood penis sheath
- Made:
- 1900-1925
This image is released under a CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
Licence
License this image for commercial use at Science and Society Picture Library
LicenseDried grss and wood penis sheath, rocket shaped
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Dried grss and wood penis sheath, rocket shaped, flared tubular cover with penial-like end, worn to prevent river blindness, South Africa, 1900-1925
Details
- Category:
- Ethnography and Folk Medicine
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A657285
- Measurements:
-
length 143 mm
end: diameter 18 mm
cover: diameter 28 mm
- type:
- penis sheaths
- credit:
- Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)
