Medicine
37-22-239
From: Sierra Leone | Sherbro Island
Curatorial Section: African
| Object Number | 37-22-239 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Sherbro |
| Provenience | Sierra Leone | Sherbro Island |
| Section | African |
| Materials | Gourd | Earth |
| Description | Powdered mbumbi leaves. Said to be eaten for stomach ache in general; specifically by women in labour to bring about immediate delivery. Authenticity doubtful. |
| Credit Line | Expedition to Sierra Leone, West Africa; Henry Usher Hall, 1937 |
| Other Number | 137 - Collector Number | 116 - Other Number |
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