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4 snake cures - small pieces of wood on string. This wood is bitten and the spit
4 snake cures - small pieces of wood on string. This wood is bitten and the spit
Object Number 49-14-50/8493
Display Title 4 snake cures - small pieces of wood on string. This wood is bitten and the spit
Descriptions
Indigenous Term Mpimvu
Object Description 4 snake cures - small pieces of wood on string. This wood is bitten and the spittle applied to the snake bite. Mpimvu
Inventory Description Bundle, wood beads, twisted fiber thread
Classification
  • Medicine bundle
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Nyungwe
  • Lambia
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Mozambique
Additional Geographic Terms Kasumbadedza; Tete, 5 miles West of
Materials Fiber, Wood
Dimensions Overall: 19 x 1.7 x 1 cm (7 1/2 x 11/16 x 3/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 49-14-50/8493

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