Witch doctors headdress

Witch doctors headdress, Central East African, 1870-1920

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A657356
Materials:
sack, cloth, cowrie, grass, skin, bells, metal (gilded), straw and wood
Measurements:
length 940 mm
width 760 mm
thickness 80 mm
type:
headdresses