Asia
Medicine basket
Malaysia
Bought for the Sarawak Museum from an elderly, retired
manang
Acquired by exchange with the Government Museum, Sarawak in 1903
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This large medicine basket belonged to an Iban manang, or shaman
healer, from the Sarawak region of Borneo. The basket contained a variety
of treatments. These included both charms – which were designed
to protect the patient from attacks by evil spirits, and also medicines
or remedies – which had medicinal qualities. The basket itself has
a number of charms and remedies hanging from it, including bear’s
teeth charms to make the manang bold when attacking evil spirits.
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record 1903.41.1
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