Twigs of a tree "Iri Lagur" in vernacular
- Made:
- 1880-1930
Twigs of a tree "Iri Lagur" in vernacular, in glass bottle, used as an amulet against all ills of bush, man and beast, two separate sticks used as amulets, Wagasha tribe, Mofi, Somaliland, 1880-1930
Details
- Category:
- Ethnography and Folk Medicine
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A658426
- Materials:
- wood and glass, container
- Measurements:
-
height 86 mm
diameter 45 mm
stick, max: length 72 mm
stick, max: diameter 18 mm
- type:
- protective amulets
- credit:
- Powell-Cotton
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