Loading
Lie detector
National Museums of Kenya
Nairobi, Kenya
It is used by a sorcerer in correction with witchcraft. It is used as lie detector to prove the reliability of a man. If the instrument moved as the client spoke he was dismissed as a liar. It is made of a dik dik horn and kept steady by two stalks with resin lumps at the ends.
Show lessRead more
Details
- Title: Lie detector
- Location: Kenya
- Type: Lie detector
- Rights: National Museums of Kenya
- Medium: Dikdik horn, feather, stick
- Photographer: Gibsphotography
- Community: Mwimbi
- Collection Date: 1967-10-14
- Collected By: Joy Adamson
Get the app
Explore museums and play with Art Transfer, Pocket Galleries, Art Selfie, and more
You are all set!
Your first Culture Weekly will arrive this week.