Small piece of soapstone mounted on a rectangular display board with explanatory label

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Small piece of soapstone mounted on a rectangular display board

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Small piece of soapstone mounted on a rectangular display board
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Small piece of soapstone mounted on a rectangular display board with explanatory label, used as a remedy for various ailments when mixed into a paste, found near hat springs, Swaziland

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A651698
Materials:
soapstone, display board, cardboard and display board, paper
type:
soapstones
credit:
Pijper, C.