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Spherical amulet

1880-1920

Small bundle of twigs and leaves bound by fibrous bark ribbon

1880-1920

Bundle of brown allspice leaves in plastic bag for flavouring rum from the West Indies, 1860-1920

Bundle of brown allspice leaves in plastic bag for flavouring rum from the West Indies

1860-1920

leaves of tephrosia, no provenance details, 1850 to 1930

leaves of tephrosia

1850-1930

Stem with leaves, plant unidentified, no provenance details, 1850 to 1930

Stem with leaves

1850-1930

Twig, doubled over, dividing into numerous branches with petioles bearing green reined lanceolate-shaped leaves, provenance unknown, 1830-1930

Twig, doubled over

1830-1930

Crushed leaves of agrimony, used by Zulus as remedy for tape-worm, South Africa (?), 1850 to 1930

Crushed leaves of agrimony

1850-1930

Twig, folded double and wrapped in its leaves, native medicine, Northern Rhodesia, 1910-1930

Twig, folded double and wrapped in its leaves

1910-1930

Specimen of leaves and stem of "Jayahuasia" poison vine, from Canelos, Peru, 1890-1930

Specimen of leaves and stem of "Jayahuasia" poison vine

1890-1930

Twigs, folded double and wrapped in their own leaves, Northern Rhodesia, 1910-1930

Twigs, folded double and wrapped in their own leaves

1910-1930

Twigs, bound in their own leaves, native medicine, Northern Rhodesia, 1910-1930

Twigs, bound in their own leaves

1910-1930

Bundle of twigs folded and tied and wrapped in their own leaves, native medicine, Northern Rhodesia, 1910-1930

Bundle of twigs folded and tied and wrapped in their own leaves

1910-1930

Bundle of folded twigs, wrapped up with their own leaves, native medicine, Northern Rhodesia, 1910-1930

Bundle of folded twigs

1910-1930

Two twigs, one wrapped in its own leaves, native medicine, Northern Rhodesia, 1910-1930

Two twigs

1910-1930

Leaves of indian mulberry, used as febrifuge, from Zaire, 1850 to 1930

Leaves of indian mulberry

1850-1930

Two twigs, and small bundle of folded leeaves, native medicine, Northern Rhodesia, 1910-1930

Two twigs

1910-1930

Dried leaves of blepharis capensis, used by Xosa of South Africa as remedy for toothache, from South Africa, 1870-1930

Dried leaves of blepharis capensis

1870-1930

Leaves of male fern, no provenance or date details

Unidentified leaf, no provenance details, 1850 to 1930

Unidentified leaf

1850-1930

Two leaf packets of Acokanthera schimperi resin used for arrow poison, Waniker tribe, Tanganyika, 1890-1937

Two leaf packets of Acokanthera schimperi resin used for arrow poison

1890-1937

Leaves, no provenance details, 1851 to 1930

1851-1930

Twig or sprig, brown stem, lanceolate shaped leaves, brown on one side, pale green on other, provenance unknown, 1830-1930

Twig or sprig

1830-1930

Bundles of dried leaves of yin yang huo, said to cause women to bear male children, from China, 1870 to 1920

Bundles of dried leaves of yin yang huo

1870-1920

Twigs, wrapped in their own green leaves, two small bundles, native medicine, Northern Rhodesia, 1910-1930

Twigs, wrapped in their own green leaves

1910-1930

Twig, folded double with bark, wrapped partially in leaves, native medicine from North Rhodesia, 1920-1930

Twig, folded double with bark

1920-1930

Small straight twig wrapped in bundle of green leaves, Northern Rhodesia, 1910-1930

Small straight twig wrapped in bundle of green leaves

1910-1930

Bundle of twigs wrapped in leaves, native medicine, Northern Rhodesia, 1910-1930

Bundle of twigs wrapped in leaves

1910-1930

Bundle of twigs, folded, wrapped in their own leaves, native medicine, Northern Rhodesia, 1910-1930

Bundle of twigs

1910-1930

Bundle, comprising leaves wrapped round a folded twig, native medicine, Northern Rhodesia, 1910-1930

Bundle, comprising leaves wrapped round a folded twig

1910-1930

Root, with separate leafed twig, native medicine, Northern Rhodesia, 1910-1930

Root, with separate leafed twig

1910-1930

2 clear watch-glasses containing medicinal plant, bira-bira, given to suckling women by Ijca Indians of South America, plant South American, container European (?), 1891-1930

2 clear watch-glasses containing medicinal plant

1891-1930