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1958.11.70.8

Packet made from cotton (presumably holding medicine within). [ASh [OPS move] 28/4/2017]

1958.11.70.8

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Collection type
Object
Description
Packet made from cotton (presumably holding medicine within). [ASh [OPS move] 28/4/2017]
Long description
Packet made from cotton (presumably holding medicine within), which is bound together with green coloured string. This object was found in a bag that was used by a 'sorcerer' and contained numerous associated objects - see records 1958.11.70 .1 - .64 [ASh [OPS move] 28/4/2017]
Cultural groups
Zigula
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1958
Date collected
From 1951-1958
Acquisition information
Donated: 1958
Materials and processes
Material Cotton Seed Fibre Textile Plant, Material String, Process Woven, Process Twisted, Process Bound
Dimensions
Depth: max 29 mm, Width: max 47 mm, Length: max 46 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1958.11.70.8

Search terms: Divination Religion, Bag, Vessel, Medicine, Divination Accessory