Medicine Bag
This bag is thought to have contained the turtle medicine, accession number BM:Af.1908.618.1. It is made of fur and leather, with braided leather straps sewn on the top and bottom of the bag. Parts of the strap have been decorated ...[more]
This bag is thought to have contained the turtle medicine, accession number BM:Af.1908.618.1. It is made of fur and leather, with braided leather straps sewn on the top and bottom of the bag. Parts of the strap have been decorated with woven grass.
This bag is thought to have contained the turtle medicine, accession number BM:Af.1908.618.1. It is made of fur and leather, with braided leather straps sewn on the top and bottom of the bag. Parts of the strap have been decorated with woven grass. [less]
Further Information
- Object: Medicine Bag
- Materials: Leather, animal skin; Vegetable, organic fibre
- Culture Group: Unknown
- Dimensions: 350mm [L] x 260mm [W]x 70mm [C]
- Production Date: Pre 1908
- Associated Places: Unknown
- Associated People: Sierra Leone Exhibition Commissioners
- Museum: British Museum
- Accession Number: BM:Af.1908.618.8
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