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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