Description (Labels & Markings)
Sealed envelope. Hand-written note at the front: 'Kikuyu. Mukuyu made from ashes of the roots of a tree of that name. Medicine for gonorrhoea. It is not eaten but a little is applied to the throat [illegible] then toes, navel, buttocks [illegible] loins, forehead + in 2 days the patient will be cured.' [Transcribed by Lucie Carreau, 22/04/2022]
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)
Mukuyu. Indigenous medicine made from the ashes of the root of the Mukuyu tree. Used to treat gonorrhoea. Stored in a sealed envelope. Originally stored in a cigar box, now kept with the object.
Event Date 22/04/2022
Author: Lucie Carreau