2 clear watch-glasses containing medicinal plant

Made:
1891-1930

2 clear watch-glasses containing medicinal plant, bira-bira, given to suckling women by Ijca Indians of South America, plant South American, container European (?), 1891-1930

Details

Category:
Materia Medica & Pharmacology
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A129875
Materials:
glass, stem and leaves
Measurements:
container glasses: diameter 52 mm
plant, max: length 40 mm
type:
specimen jar
credit:
Bolinder, G.

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