Five pieces of root

Five pieces of root, unidentified, for diarrhoea

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Five pieces of root, unidentified, for diarrhoea
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Five pieces of root, unidentified, for diarrhoea, used by Kaffirs tribe, Tembuland, South Africa, 1890-1905

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Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A667090
Materials:
root
Measurements:
max: diameter 36 mm
min: diameter 11 mm
max: thickness 5 mm
min: thickness 4 mm
type:
roots
credit:
Cassidy, C.G. and Lane, A.C.