Knife, bone handle
Knife, bone handle, iron blade
Medicine man's outfit, from Tanzania, 1903, including teeth, bells, flint, etc.
- Made:
- 1880-1903
Medicine man's outfit, from Tanzania, 1903, including teeth, bells, flint, etc.
Details
- Category:
- Ethnography and Folk Medicine
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A631400
- type:
- medicine man's outfits
Parts
Claws,bird's foot, four claws, four toes
Claw, four legs, probably from vulture
Small ball of cotton wool
Small ball of cotton wool
- Materials:
- cotton (fibre)
- Object Number:
- A631400 Pt8
- type:
- cotton wool
- Image ©
- The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Hoof, from unknown animal
Hoof, from unknown animal
Iron arrowhead
Iron arrowhead
- Materials:
- iron
- Object Number:
- A631400 Pt12
- type:
- arrowheads
- Image ©
- The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Horn, curved through 210 degrees, from antelope or sheep
Horn, curved through 210 degrees, from antelope or sheep
- Materials:
- horn
- Object Number:
- A631400 Pt15
- type:
- animal horns
- Image ©
- The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Forked stick, wooden
Forked stick, wood
- Materials:
- wood
- Object Number:
- A631400 Pt18
- type:
- forked sticks
- Image ©
- The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
One curved tooth
Tooth, curved
Tooth from Medicine man's outfit
Tooth from Medicine man's outfit
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