Specimen cocks-comb seeds in greaseproof bag

Made:
1860-1900

Specimen cocks-comb seeds in greaseproof bag, taken for diarrhoea, Kasai tribe, user, Congolese, 1860-1900

Details

Category:
Materia Medica & Pharmacology
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A667009
Materials:
seeds
Measurements:
bag: length 135 mm
bag: width 102 mm
bag with content: thickness 3 mm
type:
seeds

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