Collection of rag bundles and twigs from medicine man's outfit

Made:
1880-1925
Collection of rag bundles and twigs from medicine man's outfit

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Collection of rag bundles and twigs from medicine man's outfit
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Collection of rag bundles and twigs from medicine man's outfit, the medicines are probably the "muti" for gonorrhea, syphilis and abortion, Broken Hill, Northern Rhodesia, 1880-1925

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A657863
Materials:
cloth and twigs
Measurements:
bundle, max.: height 135 mm
bundle, max.: diameter 45 mm
twigs: length 68 mm
twigs, approx.: diameter 28 mm
type:
medicine man equipment
credit:
Clarke, S.

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