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Monkey-skin bag used by healers, Africa, 1880-1930
Clothes worn and items carried by healers identify them and show their high status in many African communities. There are three ways to become a healer: receive the vocation from ancestors, learn skills passed through generations, or learn from another healer if they consider you worthy. maker: Unknown maker Place made: Africa
Creator
- Science Museum, London
Subject
- bag - container
Creator
- Science Museum, London
Subject
- bag - container
Providing institution
Aggregator
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- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Rights
- Credit: Science Museum, London
Source
- L0057624
Identifier
- L0057624
- Science Museum A157939
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Providing country
- United Kingdom
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2019-06-09T11:45:06.252Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2019-06-09T11:45:06.252Z