Description (Labels & Markings)
Sealed envelope 'On his Majesty's Service', originally addressed to '[illegible] Baker Esq. The Homestead. Nairobi'. Reused to enclose indigenous medicine. Hand-written note at the back: 'Kikuyu. "Muchanja Muka" made from the leave of tree of that name. If a person is suffering from a disease called Ngowa which is apparently a species of temporary madness a little of this medicine taken with oil cures the patient.' [Transcribed by Lucie Carreau, 31/03/2022].
Event Date
Author: Lucie Carreau

Context (Production / use)
Catalogue card: 'used by various tribes.'
Event Date 1926
Author: maa

Description (Physical description)
Accession register for 1926.583.1-16: 'Box of medicines.'
Event Date 1926
Author: maa

Description (Physical description)
Description for 1926.583[.1-16]: 'Sealed glass bottle with "Chembe" written on label. Fifteen envelopes with original information written on them, which appear to hold medicine powders. All stored in an old cigar box.'
Event Date 15/1/2002
Author: Emily Shorter

Description (Physical description)
Muchanja Muka. Indigenous medicine made from the leaves of the Muchanja Muka tree. Used when people suffer from a disease called ngowa, a kind of temporary madness according to the collector. Stored in a sealed envelope. Originally stored in a cigar box, now kept with the object.
Event Date 31/3/2022
Author: Lucie Carreau