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Patten carved from single piece of wood with holes for securing leather thongs, thought to provide protection against infection by guinea worn, worn by Nuba people, Sudan, Africa, 1890-1920
Details
- Category:
- Ethnography and Folk Medicine
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A651652
- type:
- pattens