Cluster of cane tubes bound together to form cylinder

Cluster of cane tubes bound together to form cylinder Cluster of cane tubes bound together to form cylinder Cluster of cane tubes bound together to form cylinder

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Cluster of cane tubes bound together to form cylinder
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Cluster of cane tubes bound together to form cylinder
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Cluster of cane tubes bound together to form cylinder
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Cluster of cane tubes bound together to form cylinder, gourd attached, stuffed with wadding, said to be part of medicine man's bag, West African, 1860-1920

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A659693
Materials:
bamboo, cord, gourd and cotton, wadding
Measurements:
canes: length 197 mm
canes: diameter 63 mm
gourd: diameter 96 mm
gourd: height 84 mm
type:
medicine man equipment