Medicine
29-139-15
From: Mexico (Central America) | Chihuahua
Curatorial Section: American
| Native Name | Olla |
| Object Number | 29-139-15 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Tarahumara |
| Provenience | Mexico (Central America) | Chihuahua |
| Culture Area | Southwest Culture Area |
| Locus | From a cave |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Root |
| Description | Rumex sp. Root. Used by Tarahumare as a remedy for dysentery, and for cleaning the teeth. |
| Length | 6.5 cm |
| Width | 4 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of William Pepper, 1894 |
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