Clear glass speicmen bottle containing brown leaves identified as yoque and borrago leaf
- Made:
- 1890-1930 (contents; South America); 1920-1940 (jar; England) in South America
Clear glass specimen bottle with a cylindrical body, narrow rounded shoulders, and a wide tubular neck with a banded rim. The bottle has a circular cap and a clear glass stopper, and contains brown leaves identified as yoque and borrago leaf. According to accompanying documentation, the material was reportedly used by the Muisca people (historically referred to as ‘Ijca’) of present-day Colombia as a decoction for chest ailments. English bottle, 1920–1940.
Details
- Category:
- Materia Medica & Pharmacology
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A129873
- Materials:
- glass, clear
- Measurements:
-
height 87 mm
diameter 48 mm
- type:
- specimen jars
- credit:
- Bolinder, G.
