Plaited palm leaf penis sheath

Made:
1910-1930 in Democratic Republic of Congo
Plaited palm leaf penis sheath, shaped like a bishop's mitre Plaited palm leaf penis sheath, shaped like a bishop's mitre

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Plaited palm leaf penis sheath, shaped like a bishop's mitre
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Plaited palm leaf penis sheath, shaped like a bishop's mitre
Science Museum Group Collection
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Plaited palm leaf penis sheath, shaped like a bishop's mitre, worn to prevent river blindness, Bakuba tribe, Congo, 1910-1930

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A657292
Materials:
palm
type:
penis sheaths