Medicine Necklet

This is a necklet of cloth, containing magical substances, herbs, or medicines, and bound in iron rings. It is thought to have been used by the Tongo Players, a name given to a group of professional witch finders who were called in to investigate and detect members of the Leopard Society, blamed for a series of murders in Imperri chiefdom in the early 1890s. All Tongo activity was later banned by the British Colonial Government.

Further Information

Type: Religious/ritual equipment, charms
Object: Medicine Necklet
Materials: Metal, Textile, No Data / Other
Culture Group: Mende
Dimensions: 160mm x 500mm
Production Date: Pre 1910
Associated Places: Sierra Leone: Sherbro District (Created and collected)
Associated People: L. Probyn (Donor); G. W. Page (Collector)
Museum: World Museum Liverpool Sierra Leone Collection
Accession Number: LIVCM.17.12.10.50