Cylindrical wooden amulets for protection against snake bite

Made:
1880-1920 in Uganda
Cylindrical wooden amulets for protection against snake bite Cylindrical wooden amulets for protection against snake bite Cylindrical wooden amulets for protection against snake bite

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Cylindrical wooden amulets for protection against snake bite
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Cylindrical wooden amulets for protection against snake bite
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Cylindrical wooden amulets for protection against snake bite
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Cylindrical wooden amulets for protection against snake bite, from Kiwunga's shrine, Buganda, Uganda, Afrian, 1880-1920

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A151637
Materials:
wood
type:
amulet
credit:
Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)