Straw and twisted fibre penis sheath

Made:: 1900-1926

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Straw and twisted fibre penis sheath, flared straw cover
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Straw and twisted fibre penis sheath, flared straw cover, bound at end with twisted fibre, protection against river blindness, South East Africa, 1900-1926

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Category:: Ethnography and Folk Medicine

Collection:: Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection

Object Number:: A657274

Materials:: straw and fibre, twisted

type:: penis sheaths

credit:: Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)

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Straw and twisted fibre penis sheath

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