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Photograph of medicine-woman from Tembuland, South Africa, 1900-1925

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1900-1925

Five pieces of root, unidentified, for diarrhoea,

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1890-1905

Piece of root said to have the power of preventing

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1890-1905

Necklace, formed from 27 pieces of root threaded o

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1850-1900

Piece of root unidentified, to cure dysentery, Kaf

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1890-1905

Necklace, made from pieces of root chewed as an expectorant

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1880-1900

Two pieces of root unidentified, for chest trouble

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1890-1905
Piece of unidentified root, used as analgesic by natives of Tembuland, South Africa, 1871 to 1905

Piece of unidentified root, used as analgesic by n

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1871-1905
Piece of root, charm for travellers, Kaffir tribe, Tembuland, South Africa, 1880-1905

Piece of root, charm for travellers, Kaffir tribe,

Materia Medica & Pharmacology
Materia medica, 2 pieces of dried root one with bark, used by Kaffirs of Tembuland, South Africa, 1871 to 1905

Materia medica, 2 pieces of dried root one with ba

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1871-1905
Two pieces of root, unidenttified, to make a lotion for inflamed eyes, used by Kaffirs tribe, Tembuland, South Africa, 1890-1905

Two pieces of root, unidenttified, to make a lotio

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1890-1905
"posella", materia medica, root used as love charm by Kaffirs of Tembuland, from South Africa, 1871 to 1905

"posella", materia medica, root used as love charm

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1871-1905
Materia medica, piece of dried root, used as expectorant by Kaffirs of Tembuland, from South Africa, 1871 to 1905

Materia medica, piece of dried root, used as expec

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1871-1905
Materia medica, piece of kalmus root, used as sedative and cough cure by Kaffirs of Tembuland, from South Africa, 1871 to 1905

Materia medica, piece of kalmus root, used as seda

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1871-1905
Small piece of wood, native name tamboti, for headaches, Kaffirs tribe, user, Tembuland, South Africa, 1890-1905

Small piece of wood, native name tamboti, for head

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1890-1905
Materia medica, unidentified root used to relieve abdominal pain in Tembuland, from South Africa, 1871 to 1905

Materia medica, unidentified root used to relieve

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1871-1905
Materia meica, 2 pieces of root used to relieve pain by Kaffirs of Tembuland, from South Africa, 1871 to 1905

Materia meica, 2 pieces of root used to relieve pa

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1871-1905
Root wrapped in a bag or bundle of red and white printed cotton, from Tembuland, South Africa, 1880 to 1905.

Root wrapped in a bag or bundle of red and white p

Materia Medica & Pharmacology
Materia medica, dried root originally 2 pieces, now only one, when mixed together used to cure ulcerative conditions by Kaffirs, Tembuland, from South Africa, 1871 to 1905

Materia medica, dried root originally 2 pieces, no

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1871-1905