RELIGIOUS OBJECT – Sierra Leone

Date

2014 - 2016

Description

A glass bottle wrapped with red threads and a band of cowrie shells used in traditional healing rituals performed during the 2014 – 2016 Ebola outbreak in Sierra Leone. Donated by Sierra Leone Traditional Healer's Union (SLITHU).

Source

United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Sierra Leone Traditional Healer's Union (SLTHU)