Loosely woven fibre coconut(?) medicine man's costume

Made:
1880-1910

Loosely woven fibre coconut(?) medicine man's costume, combination garment black, red and natural bands, black hood, grass fringed arms and legs, West African(?), 1880-1910

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A657334
Materials:
coconut, ? material
type:
medicine man's outfits
credit:
Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)