Carved wooden enema funnel

Made:
1880-1920 in Democratic Republic of Congo
Carved wooden enema funnel, cauldron-like vessel

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Carved wooden enema funnel, cauldron-like vessel
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Carved wooden enema funnel, cauldron-like vessel. Tapering tubular spout, bevelled at end, four lugs carved around vessels sides, Bakuba tribe (?), Congolese, 1880-1920

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A655984
Materials:
wood
type:
enema funnel
credit:
Pareyn, H.