Two pieces of root from South Africa with a handwritten note

Two pieces of root used to relieve pain, by Kaffirs of Tembuland, from South Africa, 1871-1905, with a handwritten note.

Details

Category:
Materia Medica & Pharmacology
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A667098
Materials:
root
Measurements:
large piece: length 63 mm
large piece: width 14 mm
smaller piece: length 19 mm
smaller piece: width 12 mm
type:
root
credit:
Cassidy, C.G. and Lane, A.C.

Parts

Two pieces of root from South Africa

Two pieces of root from South Africa

Two pieces of root used to relieve pain, by Kaffirs of Tembuland, from South Africa, 1871-1905.

Measurements:
large piece: length 63 mm
large piece: width 14 mm
smaller piece: length 19 mm
smaller piece: width 12 mm
Materials:
root
Object Number:
A667098/1
type:
root
Handwritten note to go with two pieces of root from South Africa

Handwritten note to go with two pieces of root from South Africa

Two pieces of root used to relieve pain, by Kaffirs of Tembuland, from South Africa, 1871-1905, with a handwritten note.

Materials:
paper (fibre product)
Object Number:
A667098/2
type:
notes