Grass basketry penis sheath covered with brown and white reeds
- Made:
- 1890-1925 in South Africa
- maker:
- Zulu people
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Grass basketry penis sheath covered with brown and white reeds, onion shaped, protection against river blindness, Zulu tribe, South Africa, 1890-1925
Details
- Category:
- Ethnography and Folk Medicine
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A657270
- Measurements:
-
height 43 mm
diameter 47 mm
- type:
- penis sheaths
- credit:
- Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)
