Gourd container, spherical body, waisted, with ovoid head, knotted string cover, cork stopper, leather collar round neck, thick hide strap secured to neck, contains black powder, poor condition part of medicine man's outfit, Tanganyika, 1880-1896
Details
- Category:
- Ethnography and Folk Medicine
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A651684
- Measurements:
-
with stopper: height 270 mm
body: diameter 180 mm
head: diameter 105 mm
strap: length 600 mm
- type:
- containers
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