Medicine

29-139-15

From: Mexico (Central America) | Chihuahua

Curatorial Section: American

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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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