Wooden patten made from single piece of wood with holes for securing leather thongs

Made:
1890-1920 in Sudan
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Wooden patten made from single piece of wood with holes for
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Wooden patten made from single piece of wood with holes for
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Wooden patten made from single piece of wood with holes for securing leather thongs, thought to prevent infection from guinea worm, worn by Nuba, Sudan, Africa, 1890-1920

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A651649
Materials:
wood and leather
type:
pattens
credit:
Archibald