Three pieces of root

Three pieces of root, unidentified, soaked in water and used as an emetie, used by Kaffirs tribe, South Africa, 1890-1905

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A667095
Materials:
wood
Measurements:
max: length 95 mm
min: length 38 mm
max: width 8 mm
min: width 2 mm
type:
roots
credit:
Cassidy, C.G. and Lane, A.C.