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Object Number 30-66-50/H1366
Display Title Igombwe (medicine)
Descriptions
Object Description Igombwe, medicine for children's bad stomach aches, 2 cuts on each +
Inventory Description Dried root fragment.
Classification
  • Floral
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Wanyamwezi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Tanzania
Materials Root
Dimensions Overall: 11.9 x 4.6 x 4.5 cm (4 11/16 x 1 13/16 x 1 3/4 in.)
Quantity 1

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