Mammalian skin medicine man's bag

Made:: 1880-1920

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Mammalian skin medicine man's bag
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Mammalian skin medicine man's bag, whole animal gutted and made into bag, back feet tranformed into handle, light yellow fur attached to skin, East Africa, 1880-1920

Details

Category:: Ethnography and Folk Medicine

Collection:: Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection

Object Number:: A656765

Materials:: skin, mammalian and fur

type:: medicine man's outfits

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Parts

Cane tube with one end sealed

Materials:: cane

Object Number:: A656765 Pt1

type:: tubes

Blue and clear glass bead necklace with cowrie shell and two bone beads threaded onto thong

Materials:: glass , leather, thong , cowrie and bone, bead

Object Number:: A656765 Pt2

type:: necklaces

Two horns, one with metal bell attached

Two horns, one with metal bell attached, a wooden peg, a dried fruit and a leather sachet perforated and threaded through leather thong

Materials:: horn , wood , cowrie , fruits, dried and iron, bell

Object Number:: A656765 Pt3

type:: amulets

Barkcloth tied into bundle containing pieces of fibre and grasses

Barkcloth tied into bundle containing pieces of fibre and grasses etc.

Materials:: bark and cord

Object Number:: A656765 Pt4

type:: bundles

Amuletic necklace

Amuletic necklace, cowrie shells, dried fruits and a leather case threaded onto cord

Materials:: cord , cowrie , fruits, dried , leather, case and wood

Object Number:: A656765 Pt5

type:: necklaces

Curved horn full of resinous substance

Curved horn full of resinous substance, some form of magical medicine

Materials:: horn

Object Number:: A656765 Pt6

type:: horns

Small birds' head

Small birds' head, dried, sharp downward pointing beak

Materials:: bone and skin, bird

Object Number:: A656765 Pt7

type:: bird heads

Three wooden pegs

Three wooden pegs, cylindrical, all hollowed

Object Number:: A656765 Pt8

type:: pegs

Curved pod

Curved pod, black, full of dried seeds

Materials:: pod

Object Number:: A656765 Pt9

type:: pods

Piece of animal bone

Materials:: bone, animal

Object Number:: A656765 Pt10

type:: bones

Four stitched cloth amulet cases strung together on cord

Four stitched cloth amulet cases strung together on cord, 3 are square, the other one has amorphous shape

Materials:: cloth and cord

Object Number:: A656765 Pt11

type:: cases

Cloth necklace with amuletic pendant suspended

Cloth necklace with amuletic pendant suspended, small bag made from same cloth as necklace

Materials:: cloth

Object Number:: A656765 Pt12

type:: necklaces

Cane tube

Cane tube, sealed at one end

Materials:: cane

Object Number:: A656765 Pt13

type:: tubes

Resinous concretion attached to cords and strings

Materials:: resin , cord and string

Object Number:: A656765 Pt14

type:: amulets

Three wooden sticks

Three wooden sticks, one a part of a branch, two pieces of driftwood

Materials:: wood

Object Number:: A656765 Pt15

type:: sticks

Small shell

Small shell, conical, brown, with spiral effect, small sea mollusc

Materials:: shell

Object Number:: A656765 Pt16

type:: shells

Thick leather strap with one rough surface

Materials:: leather

Object Number:: A656765 Pt17

type:: straps

Metal plate

Metal plate, possibly belonging to a gun, rusty

Materials:: tin, ? material

Object Number:: A656765 Pt18

type:: plates

Brass bracelet

Brass bracelet, pennanular, broken circle

Materials:: brass

Object Number:: A656765 Pt19

type:: bracelets