Sheet of hide rolled up into cylinder

Made:
1871-1920
Sheet of hide rolled up into cylinder, used for divination

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Sheet of hide rolled up into cylinder, used for divination
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Sheet of hide rolled up into cylinder, used for divination, the position of the "leathers" on the mat enabled medicine men to advise on illness, Ugandan, 1871-1920

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A651638
Materials:
hide
type:
divination mats