Divination Plaques

Made:
1915-1925 in Uganda
maker:
Baganda
Divination plaque, 1880-1920. Top three quarter view

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Divination plaque, 1880-1920. Top three quarter view
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

6 divination plaques, hide, one with 2 bells, by Baganda tribe, Uganda, c. 1920

A set of six divination plaques from Uganda. In many African countries the cause of disease can be diagnosed by divination. The diviner throws the plaques onto a mat and interprets their pattern. These plaques are made from animal hide, and one has two bells fixed to the top.

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A38291
Materials:
whole, hide and bells, iron
type:
divination plaques
credit:
Ugandan Government

Parts

Divination plaque

Divination plaque

Divination plaque, hide, Uganda, South Africa and Zambia, 1880-1920

Measurements:
overall: 5 mm x 87 mm x 100 mm, 0.026 kg
Materials:
whole, hide
Object Number:
A38291/1
type:
divination plaques
Divination plaque, Uganda, South Africa and Zambia, 1880-1920

Divination plaque, Uganda, South Africa and Zambia, 1880-1920

Divination plaque, hide, one with 2 bells, Uganda, South Africa and Zambia, 1880-1920

Measurements:
overall: 23 mm x 80 mm x 90 mm, 0.066 kg
Materials:
whole, hide and bells, iron
Object Number:
A38291/2
type:
divination board