Medicine Bag

This axe is described in the British Museum catalogue as a medicine bag, but may also be referred to as an amulet or charm. It consists of a leather cylindrical bag that has been filled with magical substances, or herbs, and fastened with leather straps and metal rings.

Further Information

  • Type: Religious/ritual equipment, charms
  • Object: Medicine Bag
  • Materials: Leather, animal skin, Vegetable, organic fibre, Metal
  • Culture Group: Mende
  • Dimensions: 260mm [L] x 250mm [W] x 90mm [C]
  • Production Date: Pre 1917
  • Associated Places: Mendeland
  • Associated People: John de Hart
  • Museum: British Museum
  • Accession Number: BM:Af.1917.412.3

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