Medicine Bag

This item is recorded in the British Museum catalogue as a leopard society medicine bag. It is made from woven cotton with braided cord loops to tie it shut. There is a metal padlock attached to the cord.

Further Information

  • Type: Religious/ritual equipment, charms
  • Object: Medicine Bag
  • Materials: Textile, Metal
  • Culture Group: Other
  • Dimensions: 200mm [L] x 100mm [W] x 70mm [C]
  • Production Date: Pre 1922
  • Associated Places: Ghana [possibly Sierra Leone]
  • Associated People: Silas Boreham
  • Museum: British Museum
  • Accession Number: BM:Af.1922.1017.2.a

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