Sample

37-22-63A

From: Sierra Leone | Sherbro Island

Curatorial Section: African

Object Number 37-22-63A
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Sherbro
Provenience Sierra Leone | Sherbro Island
Section African
Materials Root
Description

The plant [37-22-63A] from which the balls [37-22-63B] are prepared is called d3ale. Gara is the universal name for the dye in this part of Sierra Leone. See 37-22-61, 64, 65, etc.

Credit Line Expedition to Sierra Leone, West Africa; Henry Usher Hall, 1937

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