Piece of wood from Costa Rica

Made:
1900-1930

Piece of wood from Costa Rica, known as bohaoka, used to make swinging bridges, 1900-1930

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A12278
Measurements:
estimate is approximate as bent: length 125 mm
type:
bridges

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