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.