Medicine flask of four old glass bottles cushioned inside stitched cloth bag
- Made:
- 1880-1920
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Medicine flask of four old glass bottles cushioned inside stitched cloth bag, covered in bead mesh, long veil of beadwork suspended from base, fringed with small coins, Ethiopian Christian priests, Ethiopia, 1880-1920
Details
- Category:
- Ethnography and Folk Medicine
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A658352
- Measurements:
-
height 100 mm
with bead veil: height 320 mm
length 180 mm
width 50 mm
- type:
- medicine flask and bottle
- credit:
- Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)
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