Penis sheath made from dried fruit shell with string and feather decoration

Made:
1871-1920
Penis sheath made from dried fruit shell with string and

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Penis sheath made from dried fruit shell with string and
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Penis sheath made from dried fruit shell with string and feather decoration, from New Guinea, 1871-1920

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A657256
Materials:
shell, fruit shell, dried, fibre, string and feathers
Measurements:
overall: 139 mm 49 mm, .02 kg
type:
penis sheaths
credit:
Glendining