RELIGIOUS OBJECT – Sierra Leone

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Date

2014 – 2016

Description

A black wooden staff with hand-painted white spots and cloth tassels 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)

Citation

“RELIGIOUS OBJECT – Sierra Leone,” The Global Health Chronicles, accessed May 11, 2025, https://globalhealthchronicles.org/items/show/8277.