2 nuts of blood wood

Made:
1890-1930
2 nuts of blood wood, eucalyptus corymbosa

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2 nuts of blood wood, eucalyptus corymbosa
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2 nuts of blood wood, eucalyptus corymbosa, used for venereal sores by application of gum, from North Queensland, 1890-1930

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A656105
Materials:
nut, mount, glass, mount, card and mount, cellotape
Measurements:
nut (approx.): length 29 mm
mount: length 102 mm
mount: width 64 mm
mount: thickness 17 mm
type:
nuts

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