Twigs of a tree "Iri Lagur" in vernacular

Made:
1880-1930 in Somalia

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
type:
protective amulets
credit:
Powell-Cotton