Three pieces of root, unidentified, soaked in wate

Two pieces of root unidentified, for chest troubles

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Two pieces of root unidentified, for chest troubles
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Two pieces of root unidentified, for chest troubles, used by Kaffirs tribe, Tembuland, South Africa, 1890-1905

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A667094
Materials:
wood
Measurements:
max: length 310 mm
min: length 50 mm
max: diameter 6 mm
type:
roots
credit:
Cassidy, C.G. and Lane, A.C.