Medicine horn used by witch doctor

Made:
1880-1920 in Malawi
Medicine horn used by witch doctor, curved reed-buck horn

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Medicine horn used by witch doctor, curved reed-buck horn
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Medicine horn used by witch doctor, curved reed-buck horn, plaited fibre cord attached for suspension, black unguent within horn, Nyasaland, 1880-1920

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A657937
Materials:
reed-buck horn and fibre
type:
medicine flask