Shaman's doll
- Made:
- 1890-1923 in South Africa
- maker:
- Zulu people
Shaman's doll, carved wood, with black and pink necklace, articulated legs, black feather headdress, leather frilled dress, Zulu or Xhasa, South African, 1890-1923
Details
- Category:
- Ethnography and Folk Medicine
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A657923
- Materials:
- wood, feather, headdress, hide, dress, bead, necklace and metal, wire, joints
- type:
- doll
- credit:
- Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)