Container with snake root

Made:
1900-1930

Container with snake root, used by various North American tribes for a variety of medicinal purposes

Details

Category:
Materia Medica & Pharmacology
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A666449
Materials:
mount, glass and mount, paper
Measurements:
mount: width 64 mm
mouhnt: length 103 mm
base of contianer: diameter 48 mm
type:
containers

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