Small turtle shell "Used as medicine by medicine man"
- Made:
- 1890-1930
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Small turtle shell "Used as medicine by medicine man", underbelly cut down to make a finely serrated edge, tortoise and turtle shells always attributed with magical qualities, Basutoland, South Africa
Details
- Category:
- Ethnography and Folk Medicine
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A657903
- Materials:
- turtleshell
- Measurements:
-
height 38 mm
length 75 mm
width 58 mm
- type:
- turtleshell
- credit:
- Christol, F.