Materia medica

Made:
1871-1938

Materia medica, seeds (?) unidentified, used as purge in sleeping sickness, from Portuguese Congo, 1871 to 1938

Details

Category:
Materia Medica & Pharmacology
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A667106
Materials:
organic material and wrapping, cellophane
Measurements:
approx: diameter 13 mm
type:
materia medica

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