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Glass tube containing three hollow wooden rods

Hemispherical gourd bowl partly filled with earth in which are embedded an animal skull

1880-1910

Medicine man's amuletic bag

1880-1915

Amulet, a copper box containing a piece of wood and bark

1801-1900
Plaited grass basket or "Mkwijua". Flat bottom, high sides, rounded at ends, originally part of Medicine Man's outfit, containing gourch bones, shells etc., Bondei tribe, Tanganyika, 1871-1900

Plaited grass basket or "Mkwijua". Flat bottom

1871-1900
Medicine man's shin bag, soft pouch-like container containing cloth rags, bones, twigs, herbs, small spear, iron fragments etc with long leather strap, Sudanese, 1880-1910

Medicine man's shin bag

1880-1910
Specimen bottle of model carved dates, Phoenix dectylifera fruits, possibly from Egyptian tomb, 1600 to 1400 BC

Specimen bottle of model carved dates

1600-1400
Glass box of Acokanthera wood, collected by Dr. Ardagh, Africa, 1889

Glass box of Acokanthera wood

1889
Rectangular leather-covered case, lined with red felt, containing a vulcanite handle and spark-gap with 11 electrodes, also glass handle with 4 electrodes, made by Roycourt, Paris, French, 1880-1890, Avenue d'Orleans.

Electrodes and holders in leather-covered case

1880-1890
Box of 19 sticks of arrow poison wood called olengo, used by the Batetela tribe Africa, 1890-1916

Box of 19 sticks of arrow poison wood called olengo

1890-1916