Wooden tobacco pipe case with attached cord and string via a coral ajime made from fungus, Japanese, 1880-1923 Tobacco pipe case 1880-1923
Small piece of red pepper root stuck to display board with explanatory label below, chewed with betel nut as a cure for enlargement of the glands, khongsardi, Dacca, Bangladesh, 1900-1920 (see note) Small piece of red pepper root stuck to display board with explanatory label below
Three 'Automatic Dermal' needles, used in Shonoshin therapy, a non-invasive form of acupuncture developed for young children, manufactured in Japan, 1980-1985, from the surgery of a British practitioner c.1996. Three 'Automatic Dermal' needles
Single shoe, for woman with bound feet, small bell inside wedge-shaped sole, silk upper, decorated with braid and embroidery, Chinese, 1870-1910 Single shoe