Oval lump of camwood powder

Made:
1890-1930
Oval lump of camwood powder, coagulated mass

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Oval lump of camwood powder, coagulated mass
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Oval lump of camwood powder, coagulated mass, for colouring designs on the body, red decorations, Southern Nigeria, 1890-1930

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A120181
Materials:
camwood
type:
natural dye
credit:
Jeffreys, M.D.W.