Tree leaf

A leaf from the mpundie tree under which David Livingstone's heart was buried. It is attached to a card inscribed: 'Mpundie Leaf, Livingstone's Tree, Central Africa.' Formerly in the collections of the London Missionary Society.

Object Details

ID: ZBA5641
Type: Leaf
Display location: Not on display
Date made: After 1873
People: Livingstone, David
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: leaf: 65 x 23 mm; card: 87 x 45 mm