2003 – Fly Switch – Leshoba

Physical description:

A wooden stick decorated with red, white, black and blue beading, with wildebeest hair attached to sweep away bad things.

Museum classification:

Herbs and Healing

Size:

810 x 40

Information:

Flyswitch or Leshoba used by South African Sangomas (healers) to asperge or to sweep away bad things. Donated with sarongs, t shirts, dancing stick, bones and vaseline with herbs.
MWM id. nos. 2001, 2002,  2004, 2005, 2006.
A number of books and papers were also donated - in library.
Letter from donor also included in storage box.

Materials:

wood, wildebeest hair, beads

Copyright ownership:

MWM

Flyswitch or Leshoba used by South African Sangomas (healers) to asperge or to sweep away bad things. Donated with sarongs, t shirts, dancing stick, bones and vaseline with herbs.
MWM id. nos. 2001, 2002,  2004, 2005, 2006.
A number of books and papers were also donated - in library.
Letter from donor also included in storage box.