Medicine
29-139-15
From: Mexico (Central America) | Chihuahua
Curatorial Section: American
Native Name | Olla |
Object Number | 29-139-15 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Tarahumara |
Provenience | Mexico (Central America) | Chihuahua |
Culture Area | Southwest Culture Area |
Locus | From a cave |
Section | American |
Materials | Root |
Description | Rumex sp. Root. Used by Tarahumare as a remedy for dysentery, and for cleaning the teeth. |
Length | 6.5 cm |
Width | 4 cm |
Credit Line | Gift of William Pepper, 1894 |
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