Clear flat glass bottle of red lukula powder

Item

Title

Clear flat glass bottle of red lukula powder

Creator

Creator Unrecorded

Description

Clear flat glass bottle of red lukula powder, also called Oshikwanga, derived from the Omuva tree (Pterocarpus angolensis, called African teak, or wild teak in English). The powder was used for medicinal and cosmetic purposes.

Publisher

Making African Connections

Date

c.1930

Type

PhysicalObject

Identifier

ETH.ANG2.1403
A36/1403

Source

The Powell-Cotton Museum
Antoinette and Diana Powell-Cotton
1936
The Powell-Cotton Museum

Space/Place

Angola
Africa
Cultural Group: Okwanyama

Rights

© The Powell-Cotton Trust

Item sets

PCM object collections
Clothing and adornment