Circular glass container

Made:
1900-1930

Circular glass container, on glass mount, contains Yam tubers, Discorea sativa, used by Fijian Islanders to treat abscesses, container foreign, 1900 to 1930

Details

Category:
Materia Medica & Pharmacology
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A666441
Materials:
glass, mount, glass and paper
Measurements:
container: depth 16 mm
container: diameter 48 mm
mount: length 103 mm
mount: width 64 mm
type:
containers

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