Containers of galangal root

Made:
1830-1920 in Sudan

2 containers, a bottle and glass on a mount, both contain galangal root (galagil), used in Kordofan, Sudan for as a preventative charm against scorpions and for cauterizing either snake bites or scorpion stings with the charred root

Details

Category:
Materia Medica & Pharmacology
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A666503
Materials:
bottle, glass, mount, glass and mount, paper
Measurements:
bottle: height 87 mm
bottle: diameter 45 mm
mount: length 103 mm
mount: width 64 mm
mount: depth 16 mm
type:
containers

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