Powdered wood, pounded fine and mixed with butter to rub on hair and body

Item

Title

Powdered wood, pounded fine and mixed with butter to rub on hair and body

Creator

Creator Unrecorded

Subject

Organic Matter

Description

The powdered version of 1321 (Old Number). It is called latula okolala.

Publisher

Making African Connections

Date

c. 1930

Type

PhysicalObject

Format

Powdered Wood

Identifier

ETH.ANG2.1399
1322 (Old Number)

Source

1936
Diana and Antoinette Powell-Cotton
Duplicate Memorandum Book with pencil writing 'Angola 1936' on cover - p. 36

Space/Place

Africa
Angola
The village of Kubelai, modern-day Cuvelai. Between Cassinga and Mupa, near the River Poponde.
Cultural Group: Vahanda
[HFD 13/07/2021]

Rights

© The Powell-Cotton Trust