Two pieces of root

Made:
1890-1905 in Tembuland

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
type:
roots
credit:
Cassidy, C.G. and Lane, A.C.