Carved wooden divination board

Made:
1880-1920 in Kinshasa
Carved wooden divination board

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Carved wooden divination board
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Carved wooden divination board, long narrow oblong block with handle in the form of a human head, knob at other end, used for divination, rubbing block missing, Azande tribe(?) , Northern Congo, 1880-1920

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A657312
Materials:
wood
Measurements:
length 305 mm
height 55 mm
width 35 mm
type:
divination board

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