Bag of hardened seed balls

Museum number:
5-11778
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21050011778
Description:
Algarif -seeds of lafsur, the common cress plant, Nigeria, Hausa att. July 27, 1972. 5-11778, acc no. 2879, file code 8.2. Collector: T. Lanagan. Donor: W. H. Lawson. Materials, techniques: seed clusters Context of use: used medicinally for a variety of ailments: for rheumatic pains and swellings, the seeds are crushed, mixed with water, made into a liniment -- this also for sores of camels and horses; for diarrhea and dysentery, the seeds are taken internally Description: Seeds of the common "red" cress, Lepidium Sativum; seeds, brownish-red in color, are agglomerated in masses to form little balls; for medicinal use; see below; sizes of clusters vary, most only a few cm. long; References: see J.M. Dalziel, Useful Plants of West Tropical Africa, p. 24
Collection place:
Nigeria
Verbatim coll. place:
Nigeria; Hausa att.
Culture or time period:
Hausa
Collector:
Thomas D. Lanagan
Collection date:
July 27, 1972
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Bags (generic containers)
Function:
8.2 Medicine and Hygiene
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Bag of hardened seed balls, accession number 5-11778, described as Algarif -seeds of lafsur, the common cress plant, Nigeria, Hausa att. July 27, 1972. 5-11778, acc no. 2879, file code 8.2. Collector: T. Lanagan. Donor: W. H. Lawson. Materials, techniques: seed clusters Context of use: used medicinally for a variety of ailments: for rheumatic pains and swellings, the seeds are crushed, mixed with water, made into a liniment -- this also for sores of camels and horses; for diarrhea and dysentery, the seeds are taken internally Description: Seeds of the common "red" cress, Lepidium Sativum; seeds, brownish-red in color, are agglomerated in masses to form little balls; for medicinal use; see below; sizes of clusters vary, most only a few cm. long; References: see J.M. Dalziel, Useful Plants of West Tropical Africa, p. 24
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Bag of hardened seed balls, accession number 5-11778, described as Algarif -seeds of lafsur, the common cress plant, Nigeria, Hausa att. July 27, 1972. 5-11778, acc no. 2879, file code 8.2. Collector: T. Lanagan. Donor: W. H. Lawson. Materials, techniques: seed clusters Context of use: used medicinally for a variety of ailments: for rheumatic pains and swellings, the seeds are crushed, mixed with water, made into a liniment -- this also for sores of camels and horses; for diarrhea and dysentery, the seeds are taken internally Description: Seeds of the common "red" cress, Lepidium Sativum; seeds, brownish-red in color, are agglomerated in masses to form little balls; for medicinal use; see below; sizes of clusters vary, most only a few cm. long; References: see J.M. Dalziel, Useful Plants of West Tropical Africa, p. 24

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