Gourd container

Made:
1880-1896 in Tanzania

Gourd container, spherical body, waisted, with ovoid head, knotted string cover, cork stopper, leather collar round neck, thick hide strap secured to neck, contains black powder, poor condition part of medicine man's outfit, Tanganyika, 1880-1896

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A651684
Materials:
gourd, string, leather and cork
type:
containers