Large shell covered and filled with 'medicine', dotted with blood and eggshell fragments. The shell is attached to a length of twine. On the twine are a series of beads and shells.

Collection type: Object
Description: Large shell covered and filled with 'medicine', dotted with blood and eggshell fragments. The shell is attached to a length of twine. On the twine are a series of beads and shells.
Geographical reference: Ghana
Africa > Western Africa > Ghana; North Ashanti
Cultural groups: Asante
Person: Field collector Robert Sutherland Rattray; PRM source Robert Sutherland Rattray
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1925
Date collected: By 1925
Acquisition information: Donated: 1925
Materials and processes: Material Shell, Material Eggshell, Material Blood, Material Plant Fibre Yarn, Material Bead, Material Plant Seed
Dimensions: Length: max 140 mm approx
Object numbers: Accession number: 1925.12.9
Research and responses: This object was examined by Fiona Savage (Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts, UEA). The visit took place 30/09/2015. [NC 14/12/2015]
Achatina is a species of gastropod; the three main varieties are Achatina fulica (East African land snail), Achatina marginata (West African Land Snail) and Achatina Achatina (Tiger Snail). The Achatina fulica is the smallest of these, with a shell 3-4 inches in length (Source: http://exoticpets.about.com/cs/rarespecies/p/landsnails.htm) [RTS 30/4/2004].