Plaited palm leaf penis sheath shapedlike a bishop's mitre
- Made:
- 1890-1918 in Democratic Republic of Congo
Plaited palm leaf penis sheath shapedlike a bishop's mitre, worn as protection against river blindness, Bakuba tribe, Congolese, 1890-1918
Details
- Category:
- Ethnography and Folk Medicine
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A657290
- type:
- penis sheaths
- credit:
- Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)