Carved wooden penis sheath
- Made:
- 1890-1920 in South Africa
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Carved wooden penis sheath, gourd shaped, dark and natural wood rubbing pine-cone like pommel on end, worn as a protection against river fever, Zulu tribe(?), South Africa, 1890-1920
Details
- Category:
- Ethnography and Folk Medicine
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A657269
- Materials:
- wood
- Measurements:
-
height 53 mm
diameter 52 mm
- type:
- penis sheaths
- credit:
- Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)
