Knife, bone handle
Knife, bone handle, iron blade
- Measurements:
-
length 278 mm
- Materials:
- handle, bone and blade, iron
- Object Number:
- A631400 Pt1
- type:
- knives
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
- Measurements:
-
length 152 mm
- Object Number:
- A631400 Pt4
- type:
- claws
- Image ©
- The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Bell, shaped like an orange segment
Bell, shaped like an orange segment
- Materials:
- metal (unknown)
- Object Number:
- A631400 Pt5/1
- type:
- bell
- Image ©
- The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
- Part of:
- A631400 Pt5
Bell, shaped like an orange segment
Bell, shaped like an orange segment
- Materials:
- metal (unknown)
- Object Number:
- A631400 Pt5/2
- type:
- bell
- Image ©
- The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
- Part of:
- A631400 Pt5
Dried skin of lizard, folded
Dried skin of lizard, folded
Dried skin of lizard, folded
Dried skin of lizard, folded
- Materials:
- skin (untanned)
- Object Number:
- A631400 Pt6/1
- type:
- reptile skins
- Image ©
- The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
- Part of:
- A631400 Pt6
Claw
Claw
- Object Number:
- A631400 Pt6/2
- type:
- claw
- Image ©
- The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
- Part of:
- A631400 Pt6
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
Root
Root
Two teeth bundles, approximately ten teeth bundled together, bound by string
Two tooth bundles, about 10 teeth bundled together, held together by string
Bundle of teeth
Bundle of teeth
- Object Number:
- A631400 Pt10/1
- type:
- teeth
- Image ©
- The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
- Part of:
- A631400 Pt10
Bundle of teeth
Bundle of teeth
- Object Number:
- A631400 Pt10/2
- type:
- teeth
- Image ©
- The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
- Part of:
- A631400 Pt10
Hoof, from unknown animal
Hoof, from unknown animal
- Measurements:
-
width 76 mm
length 47 mm
- Object Number:
- A631400 Pt11
- type:
- hooves
- Image ©
- The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Iron arrowhead
Iron arrowhead
- Measurements:
-
length 97 mm
width 31 mm
- Materials:
- iron
- Object Number:
- A631400 Pt12
- type:
- arrowheads
- Image ©
- The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Three horns, straight, from small antelopes
Three horns, straight, from small antelopes
- Measurements:
-
horn 1: length 78 mm
horn 2: length 92 mm
horn 3: length 108 mm
- Object Number:
- A631400 Pt14
- type:
- horns
One straight Antelope horn
One straight Antelope horn
- Materials:
- horn
- Object Number:
- A631400 Pt14/1
- type:
- animal horns
- Image ©
- The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
- Part of:
- A631400 Pt14
One straight Antelope horn
One straight Antelope horn
- Materials:
- horn
- Object Number:
- A631400 Pt14/2
- type:
- animal horns
- Image ©
- The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
- Part of:
- A631400 Pt14
One straight Antelope horn
One straight Antelope horn
- Materials:
- horn
- Object Number:
- A631400 Pt14/3
- type:
- animal horns
- Image ©
- The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
- Part of:
- A631400 Pt14
Horn, curved through 210 degrees, from antelope or sheep
Horn, curved through 210 degrees, from antelope or sheep
- Measurements:
-
width 110 mm
height 85 mm
- Materials:
- horn
- Object Number:
- A631400 Pt15
- type:
- animal horns
- Image ©
- The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Forked stick, wooden
Forked stick, wood
- Measurements:
-
length 133 mm
- Materials:
- wood
- Object Number:
- A631400 Pt18
- type:
- forked sticks
- Image ©
- The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
One curved tooth
Tooth, curved
- Measurements:
-
length 118 mm
- Object Number:
- A631400 Pt19
- type:
- teeth
- Image ©
- The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Tooth from Medicine man's outfit
Tooth from Medicine man's outfit
