Soap
date: label: Collection Date
content: 1987
name: label: Collector
content: Dr. Flora S. Kaplan
label: Donor Name
content: Dr. Flora S. Kaplan
notes: label: Notes
content: Two soap samples. 1) commercially made and labeled "Genuine Black Soap, made with all natural herbs and oils with their own vitamin A, E and D. Contains no animal fat or chemicals, 1 oz. Sole distributor NPC box 12675 Gainesville FL 32604. 2) small pieces of mixed oil? and leaves. Doctor's notes: "Soap cut to 3 parts in water, use as pomade. Boil small part and 3 cups (tea cups) pot to boil 10 minutes. Add small garlic. ("Owewe") - purification of blood and ? Used to fatten children 1st time" The donor/collector says that the charms and organic material in this collection (E434851, and 434854-434859) were made for her by a native doctor in Benin City, to protect her and her family against evil. He wrote instructions for their use on small pieces of paper, which are in the accession file.
label: Record Last Modified
content: 4 Apr 2017
label: Specimen Count
content: 1
place: label: Place
content: Benin City, Nigeria, Africa
topic: label: Topic
content: Ethnology
culture: label: Culture
content: Edo
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content: Anthropology
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 2052779
label: USNM Number
content: E434856-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Soap