Piece of root with handwritten note

Made:
Tembuland

Piece of root, charm for travellers, Kaffir tribe, Tembuland, South Africa, 1880-1905, with handwritten note.

Details

Category:
Materia Medica & Pharmacology
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A667084
Materials:
wood
Measurements:
length 77 mm
width 17 mm
max: thickness 12 mm
type:
roots

Parts

Piece of root, charm for travellers, Kaffir tribe, Tembuland, South Africa, 1880-1905

Piece of root from South Africa

Piece of root, charm for travellers, Kaffir tribe, Tembuland, South Africa, 1880-1905

Measurements:
length 77 mm
width 17 mm
max: thickness 12 mm
Materials:
wood
Object Number:
A667084/1
type:
roots
Handwritten note to go with piece of root, charm for travellers, Kaffir tribe, Tembuland, South Africa, 1880-1905.

Handwritten note to go with piece of root from South Africa

Handwritten note to go with piece of root, charm for travellers, Kaffir tribe, Tembuland, South Africa, 1880-1905.

Materials:
paper (fibre product)
Object Number:
A667084/2
type:
notes

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