Medicine man's bag, leather, with contents

Made:
1880-1910 in Sudan

Soft leather medicine man's bag(?) with front flap, cloth handle and leather strap attached, resembles a saddle bag, two leather sheaths secured to handle, contains knife, and gourd brush, Sudanese, 1880-1910

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A657993
Materials:
leather, cloth, wood (unidentified), hair, gourd and steel
Measurements:
bag: length 345 mm
bag: width 285 mm
bag: thickness 47 mm
case, large: length 230 mm
case, small: length 180 mm
case, large: diameter 62 mm
case, small: width 40 mm
type:
medicine man's outfits

Parts

Brush, animal hair, gourd handle,leather cuff

Brush, animal hair, gourd handle,leather cuff

Animal hair brush, long gourd handle with leather cuff, hair spouting out of top

Measurements:
overall: length 370 mm
handle: length 235 mm
handle: diameter 44 mm
Materials:
hair, animal , gourd and leather
Object Number:
A657993 Pt1
type:
brush
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Knife, leather covered wooden handle, leather sheath

Knife, leather covered wooden handle, leather sheath

Steel bladed knife, leather covered wooden handle, leather sheath, with side lug and cloth strap, decorated in black and brown shades

Measurements:
overall: length 290 mm
knife: length 280 mm
knife: width 41 mm
sheath: width 45 mm
overall: depth 20 mm
Materials:
steel , wood and leather
Object Number:
A657993 Pt2
type:
knife
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Medicine man's bag

Medicine man's bag

Soft leather medicine man's bag(?) with front flap, cloth handle and leather strap attached, resembles a saddle bag, two leather sheaths secured to handle, contains knife, and gourd brush, Sudanese, 1880-1910

Measurements:
bag: length 345 mm
bag: width 285 mm
bag: thickness 47 mm
case, large: length 230 mm
case, small: length 180 mm
case, large: diameter 62 mm
case, small: width 40 mm
Materials:
leather and cloth
Object Number:
A657993 Pt3
type:
medicine man equipment
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

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