Two pieces of root, unidenttified, to make a lotion for inflamed eyes, used by Kaffirs tribe, Tembuland, South Africa, 1890-1905
Details
- Category:
- Ethnography and Folk Medicine
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A667093
- Materials:
- wood
- Measurements:
-
max: length 60 mm
min: length 30 mm
max: width 35 mm
- type:
- roots
- credit:
- Cassidy, C.G. and Lane, A.C.
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