Carved wooden penis sheath
- Made:
- 1900-1920 in South Africa
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Carved wooden penis sheath, egg-shaped, brass wire band around centre, worn as a protection against river blindness, Zulu tribe, South Africa, 1900-1920
Details
- Category:
- Ethnography and Folk Medicine
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A657273
- Materials:
- wood and brass (wire)
- type:
- penis sheaths
- credit:
- Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)
