Earthenware bowl

Made:
1880-1920

Earthenware bowl, partly filled with earth in which are embedded an animal's skull, gourd container, sticks, and shells to protect animals against sickness, Togoland, West Africa, 1880-1920

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A652605
Materials:
earthenware, contents, bone, animal skull, gourd, cowrie, wood and earth
type:
protective amulets
credit:
Umlauff Collection