Penis sheath

Museum number:
5-10319
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.1012
Description:
Penis sheath (c.f. 5-3024), plaited pandanus leaf, pointed tip, pentagonal outline; l. 9.5 cm.
Donor:
Margaret Mason Whitney
Collection place:
Nigeria
Verbatim coll. place:
Africa; Nigeria; Birom attr.
Culture or time period:
Birom
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Penis sheaths and Plaited weaving
Function:
2.1 Daily Garb
Accession date:
1950
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Penis sheath, accession number 5-10319, described as Penis sheath (c.f. 5-3024), plaited pandanus leaf, pointed tip, pentagonal outline; l. 9.5 cm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Penis sheath, accession number 5-10319, described as Penis sheath (c.f. 5-3024), plaited pandanus leaf, pointed tip, pentagonal outline; l. 9.5 cm.

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