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medicine
Object Type
medicine
Museum number
Af1937,0312.384
Description
Medicine sample made of bean pod.
Production ethnic group
Made by:
Vakwanyama
Made by:
Kwanyama
Made by:
Ambo
Findspot
Found/Acquired:
Cunene
Materials
bean pod
Dimensions
Height:
17.50 centimetres
Width:
1.50 centimetres
Depth:
3.40 centimetres
Location
Not on display
Acquisition name
Purchased from:
Miss Diana Powell-Cotton
Acquisition date
1937
Department
Africa, Oceania and the Americas
Registration number
Af1937,0312.384
Additional IDs
Previous owner/ex-collection number:
PC
(Powell-Cotton number)