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Bark, part of medicine man's equipment

Specimen of musamba wood from Angola, 1930-1937

Specimen of musamba wood from Angola, 1930-1937

1930-1937
Specimen of omowa bark, a cosmetic, from Angola, 1930-1937

Specimen of omowa bark

1930-1937
Specimen of om'whongo tree bark from Angola, 1930-1937

Specimen of om'whongo tree bark from Angola

1930-1937
Bark fragments, native medicine, Northern Rhodesia, 1910-1930

Bark fragments

1910-1930
Section of bark, covered by hexagonal excresences, of unknown provenance, 1830-1920

Section of bark

1830-1920
Sassy bark, taken for faintness by Krobo, Gold Coast, 1851 to 1930

Sassy bark

1851-1930
9 small pieces of bark of cascara from north-west States of North America, used as a laxative drug, 1830-1920

9 small pieces of bark of cascara from north-west States of North America

1830-1920
Pieces of unidentified bark, no provenance details, 1850-1930

Pieces of unidentified bark

1850-1930
Pieces of bark, provenance unknown, 1850-1930

Pieces of bark, provenance unknown, 1850-1930

1850-1930
3 pieces of bark, nkasa, used powdered in form of pills to determine cases of witchcraft, poisonous, from Portuguese Congo, 1871 to 1938

3 pieces of bark

1871-1938
2 strips of pinkish bark in brown envelope, presented by the Field Museum of Chicago, possibly from Afghanistan 1900-1930

2 strips of pinkish bark in brown envelope

1900-1930
Short section of winter bark, used by Napuche Indians, South American, 1860-1920

Short section of winter bark

1860-1920
Three sections of mossy bark, mounted on green baize, provenance unknown, 1851-1930

Three sections of mossy bark

1851-1930
Specimen of erythrophyllum guinieuse bark, no provenance, probably collected 1830-1930

Specimen of erythrophyllum guinieuse bark

1830-1930
4 pieces of mangrove bark, no provenance details, 1851 to 1930

4 pieces of mangrove bark

1851-1930
Bark of saiu-na-baio, from Burma, 1909

Bark of saiu-na-baio, from Burma, 1909

1909
Bark of kaut-ko from Burma, 1909

Bark of kaut-ko from Burma, 1909

1909
Bark (?), granules and powder, from Burma, 1904

Bark (?), granules and powder, from Burma, 1904

1904
Pieces of tubular dried bark, "daichini", Indian, 1851-1930

Pieces of tubular dried bark

1851-1930
Specimen of dried bark, called omuhanguti whenana, Angolan, 1930-1937

Specimen of dried bark

1930-1937
Specimen of bark, probably cinchona, no provenance, 1840-1930

Specimen of bark

1840-1930
Piece of brown nodule-like bark, nga-byai-zin in vernacular, from Burma, 1909

Piece of brown nodule-like bark

1909
Two specimens of saneoephalus esculentis bark used in making arrow poison, Gabon and Gambia, Africa, 1900-1939

Two specimens of saneoephalus esculentis bark used in making arrow poison

1900-1930
Piece of folded bark, native medicine, Northern Rhodesia, 1910-1930

Piece of folded bark

1910-1930
Two small pieces of bark, one wood-backed, native medicine, Northern Rhodesia, 1910-1930

Two small pieces of bark

1910-1930
Pieces of fibrous bark, twi osutan, remedy for rheumatic bone pain in sickle cell anaemias, now in polythene bag, possibly from Africa, 1871-1950

Pieces of fibrous bark

1871-1950
Specimen of dried cinnamon bark, English (?), 1900-1940

Specimen of dried cinnamon bark

1900-1940
Bark of simaruba tree, prepared by British Drug Houses, Ltd., London, English 1870-1930

Bark of simaruba tree

1870-1930
Two pieces of thick red bark, dat-ta-ge in vernacular, from Burma, 1904

Two pieces of thick red bark

1904
Piece of unidentified stem with peeling bark, Africa, 1851-1930

Piece of unidentified stem with peeling bark

1851-1930
Bark, fragment, native medicine, from Northern Rhodesia, 1910-1930

Bark, fragment, native medicine

1910-1930
Piece of stem with attached bark, Africa, 1851-1930

Piece of stem with attached bark

1851-1930
Specimen of dried bark called endombo luvando, from Angola, 1930-1937

Specimen of dried bark called endombo luvando

1930-1937
Two strips of bark, one length of twig, native medicine, Northern Rhodesia, 1910-1930

Two strips of bark

1910-1930
Piece of unidentified bark, no provenance details, 1850 to 1930

Piece of unidentified bark

1850-1930
Specimen of bark of mukwa tree, from Angola, 1930-1937

Specimen of bark of mukwa tree

1930-1937
Piece of bark, from Burma, 1904-1909

Piece of bark, from Burma, 1904-1909

1904-1909
Piece of bark, htain-kauk in vernacular, from Burma, 1908

Piece of bark

1908
Pieces of shrivelled dried bark(?) or peel(?), fragrant, "amchura sabat", Indian, 1851-1930

Pieces of shrivelled dried bark(?) or peel(?), fra

1851-1930
Piece of aromatic bark, with sisal loop for suspension, used and collected by Macoa Indians, Venezuela, South American, 1851 to 1937

Piece of aromatic bark

1851-1937
Two piece of yellow cinchona bark, used by the Napuche Indians, South Americam, 1860-1915

Two piece of yellow cinchona bark

1860-1915
7 rolled and dried strips of cinchona bark, probably Peruvian, 1880-1920

7 rolled and dried strips of cinchona bark

1880-1920
Pieces of bark peel, ladat-kut in vernacular, from Burma, 1908

Pieces of bark peel

1908
4 small pieces of bark, ladat-kut, from Burma, 1909

4 small pieces of bark

1909
Tube of bark filled with resin, used to treat colds, from Arcadia, Greek 1850-1930

Tube of bark filled with resin

1850-1930
Strips of bark, "kusari begal", Indian, 1851-1930

Strips of bark, "kusari begal", Indian, 1851-1930

1851-1930
Piece of tawai bark, from New Zealand, 1851 to 1930

Piece of tawai bark

1851-1930
Bark of sehtut chin from Burma, 1908

Bark of sehtut chin from Burma, 1908

1908
Cupea bark in plastic, thought to be from West Indies, 1899-1900

Cupea bark in plastic

1899-1900