Bobasso charm used to render others impotent

Made:
1900-1926 in Gold Coast

Bobasso charm used to render others impotent, bone, wood, etc., with 2 padlocks, Gold Coast, c. 1920

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A45517
Materials:
iron, fibre, wood, bone, mud and shells
type:
amulet
credit:
Branch, H.C.