Medicine

29-139-16

From: Mexico (Central America) | Chihuahua

Curatorial Section: American

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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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