Patten carved from single piece of wood with holes for secuning leather thongs

Patten carved from single piece of wood with holes for secuning Patten carved from single piece of wood with holes for secuning

Creative Commons LicenseThis image is released under a CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 Licence

Buy this image as a print 

Buy

License this image for commercial use at Science and Society Picture Library

License

Creative Commons LicenseThis image is released under a CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 Licence

Buy this image as a print 

Buy

License this image for commercial use at Science and Society Picture Library

License

Patten carved from single piece of wood with holes for secuning
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Patten carved from single piece of wood with holes for secuning
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Patten carved from single piece of wood with holes for secuning leather thongs, thought to be protection against infection by guinea worn, worn by Nuba, Sudan, Africa, 1890-1920

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A651652
Materials:
wood and leather
type:
pattens