Medicine
29-139-16
From: Mexico (Central America) | Chihuahua
Curatorial Section: American
Native Name | Olla |
Object Number | 29-139-16 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Tarahumara |
Provenience | Mexico (Central America) | Chihuahua |
Culture Area | Southwest Culture Area |
Section | American |
Materials | Plant |
Description | Umbelliferous plant. (Mexican: chu-chu-pa-te). Most important remedy to the Tarahumare for rheumatism, catarrh, heart disease, stomach trouble. |
Credit Line | Gift of William Pepper, 1894 |
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