Wooden divination plaque

Made:
1880-1910 in Zimbabwe
maker:
Shona people
Wooden divination plaque, rectangular in profile

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Wooden divination plaque, rectangular in profile
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Wooden divination plaque, rectangular in profile, elliptical in cross-section, carved with diamond shaped patterns on one side, Mashova tribe(?), Southern Rhodesia, 1880-1910

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A652486
Materials:
wood
type:
divination-tablet
credit:
Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)