Cluster of cane tubes bound together to form cylinder
- Made:
- 1860-1920
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