Glass drum containing enema powder made from fungus and beans

Glass drum containing enema powder made from fungus and beans, mounted on cardboard backing, part of Orambo enema material, Orambo tribe, southern Angola, Africa, Owangwe, 1910-1937

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A655915
Materials:
glass and cardboard
Measurements:
height 20 mm
diameter 50 mm
backing: length 102 mm
backing: width 76 mm
type:
container
credit:
Powell-Cotton