Adjustable leather cap for Ayurvedic Shirovasti therapy, India, 2005
- Made:
- 2005 in Coimbatore
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Clay shirodhara pot, 2005-679 and Leather cap, 2005-681, for shirovasthi therapy. Front view. Pot suspended above cap
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Clay shirodhara pot, 2005-679 and Leather cap, 2005-681, for shirovasthi therapy. Front view. Dark grey background.
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Leather cap for shirovasthi therapy. High front view. Dark grey background.
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Adjustable leather cap, used during Ayurvedic Shirovasthi therapy, manufactured by The Arya Vaidya Pharmacy Ltd, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India, c2005.
An adjustable leather cap used to keep in place warm medicated oil that is poured onto the top of the head during Ayurvedic shirovasthi therapy. This treatment is used for many health problems including headaches, facial paralysis and reducing hair loss.
Details
- Category:
- Asian Medicine
- Object Number:
- 2005-681
- Materials:
- cotton (textile), leather, metal (unknown), nylon
- type:
- cap - headgear
- taxonomy:
-
- furnishing and equipment
- costume
- headgear
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