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Object Number 30-66-50/H1356
Display Title Mswilamswila (medicine)
Descriptions
Object Description Mswilamswila, medicine used in prepration of ceremonial bath, +
Inventory Description Bag of loose roots, grasses and clumps of dirt
Classification
  • Floral
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Wanyamwezi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Tanzania
Dimensions Overall: 4.1 x 10 x 1.1 cm (1 5/8 x 3 15/16 x 7/16 in.)
Quantity 1 bag

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