Medicine man's one-piece costume

Made:
1870-1930

Medicine man's one-piece costume, East African, 1870-1930

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A657341
Materials:
string, fibre and fibre, coconut
Measurements:
length 1770 mm
width 1240 mm
thickness 15 mm
type:
medicine man's outfits
credit:
Sotheby's

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