Root used as love charm with handwritten note

Made:
1871-1905 in Tembuland

"Posella", materia medica, root used as love charm by Kaffirs of Tembuland, from South Africa, 1871-1905, with handwritten note.

Details

Category:
Materia Medica & Pharmacology
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A667097
Materials:
root
Measurements:
folded: length 100 mm
folded: width 35 mm
type:
root
credit:
Cassidy, C.G. and Lane, A.C.

Parts

"Posella" root used as love charm by Kaffirs of Tembuland, from South Africa, 1871-1905.

Root used as love charm

"Posella" root used as love charm by Kaffirs of Tembuland, from South Africa, 1871-1905.

Measurements:
folded: length 100 mm
folded: width 35 mm
Materials:
root
Object Number:
A667097/1
type:
root
"Posella", materia medica, root used as love charm by Kaffirs of Tembuland, from South Africa, 1871-1905, with handwritten note.

Handwritten note to go with root used as love charm

"Posella", materia medica, root used as love charm by Kaffirs of Tembuland, from South Africa, 1871-1905, with handwritten note.

Materials:
paper (fibre product)
Object Number:
A667097/2
type:
notes

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