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