Small piece of red pepper root stuck to display board with explanatory label below
- Made:
- 1900-1920
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)
Details
- Category:
- Asian Medicine
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A652602
- Materials:
- root, red pepper, display board, cardboard and paper
- type:
- roots
- credit:
- Sengupta, S.L.
