Penis sheath made from thick grasses with cord pommel at end

Penis sheath made from thick grasses with cord pommel at end

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Penis sheath made from thick grasses with cord pommel at end
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Penis sheath made from thick grasses with cord pommel at end, pumpkin shaped with central hole, protection against river blindness, Zulu tribe, South Africa, 1900-1930

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A657267
Materials:
grass and cord
type:
penis sheaths
credit:
Sotheby's