Medicinal Powder

National Museums of Kenya
Nairobi, Kenya

This is a small glass bottle full of sawdust with green textile stopper. It is made by medicine women from the bark of mututu tree. It is used by women on wounds to cure them,

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Title: Medicinal Powder
Location: Kenya
Type: Medicine equipment
Rights: National Museums of Kenya
Medium: Saw dust
Photographer: GibsPhotography
Community: Mbeere
Collection Date: 1971-09-27
Collected By: Jervasio Muciri

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