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Actions	Witchcraft outfit, Zimbabwe Remove from selection Add to selection Object numberHC.Z.4.3 TitleWitchcraft outfit, Zimbabwe DescriptionThe outfit was originally presented to Dr Douglas Guthrie by the National Museum of Southern Rhodesia. Originally the material belonged to a witch doctor named Nyamadinya, a native of Senna on the Zambesi, who died at Bulawayo in 1949. He had practised as a herbalist since 1927 but had never been convicted of witchcraft. The collection includes: Two human bones (humerus?), three animal bones (vertebrae and humurus?) two bird of prey claws and a mammal finger used for divination Horn of an eland, a type of antelope, filled with 'medicine' Partial horn from a Kudu Belt made of iguana skin A small gourd with red seed decoration set with gum Shell used for treating ear troubles Tortoise shell filled with 'medicine' Corked gourd filled with oil, possibly used for massage Zebra tail switch (missing) Bone comb Knife Carved root of unidentified wood Piece of wood wrapped in a wire Originally included were a number of bottles containting medicines and paper packets of crushed roots, animal tissue etc but they were heavily infested with insect pests and had to be destroyed. Production placeAFRICA Production date c.pre 1948-01-01 Object nameWitchcraft outfit Object categoryMiscellaneous Dimensions Height: 24 cm Width: 46 cm Depth: 29 cm

Object numberHC.Z.4.3

TitleWitchcraft outfit, Zimbabwe

DescriptionThe outfit was originally presented to Dr Douglas Guthrie by the National Museum of Southern Rhodesia. Originally the material belonged to a witch doctor named Nyamadinya, a native of Senna on the Zambesi, who died at Bulawayo in 1949. He had practised as a herbalist since 1927 but had never been convicted of witchcraft. The collection includes: Two human bones (humerus?), three animal bones (vertebrae and humurus?) two bird of prey claws and a mammal finger used for divination Horn of an eland, a type of antelope, filled with 'medicine' Partial horn from a Kudu Belt made of iguana skin A small gourd with red seed decoration set with gum Shell used for treating ear troubles Tortoise shell filled with 'medicine' Corked gourd filled with oil, possibly used for massage Zebra tail switch (missing) Bone comb Knife Carved root of unidentified wood Piece of wood wrapped in a wire Originally included were a number of bottles containting medicines and paper packets of crushed roots, animal tissue etc but they were heavily infested with insect pests and had to be destroyed.

Production placeAFRICA

Production date c.pre 1948-01-01

Object nameWitchcraft outfit

Object categoryMiscellaneous

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