Carved wooden penis sheath

Made:
1890-1920 in South Africa
Carved wooden penis sheath, gourd shaped

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Carved wooden penis sheath, gourd shaped
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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
type:
penis sheaths
credit:
Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)