Earthenware skin scraper in form of baboon

Made:
1880-1930 in Sudan

Black earthenware skin scraper in form of baboon with ear to ground, base forms rasp, probably Sudanese, 1880-1930

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A301081
Materials:
earthenware, glazed
Measurements:
overall: 110 mm x 54 mm
type:
foot scraper - body rasp
credit:
Loan, Wellcome Trust