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Wicker sieve with cane frame, used for drugs, Brit

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1851-1920

Wicker sieve with cane frame, used for drugs, British Guiana, 1851-1920

Cattleman's horn with long cane shaft, from Rio Ba

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1851-1910

Cattleman's horn with long cane shaft, from Rio Bamba, Ecuador, 1851-1910

Glass specimen bottle, containing root of krameria

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1901-1937

Glass specimen bottle, containing root of krameria from South America

Virginity tester, made of baked mud (?), possibly

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1880-1935

Virginity tester, made of baked mud (?), possibly Botucudo tribe, South American, 1880-1935

Stone amulet representing a homestead or village,

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1800-1900

Stone amulet representing a homestead or village, square base with fields detailed, two houses on top, South American, 1800-1900

Plated metal alloy mate spoon, bombilla, corroded,

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1801-1920

Plated metal alloy mate spoon, bombilla, corroded, South American, 1801-1920

Bow (?) or spindle (?), curved thin branch, probab

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1850-1930

Bow (?) or spindle (?), curved thin branch, probably from hand-drill (?), probably South American, 1850-1930

Brass-mounted silver mate spoon, bombilla, decorat

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1801-1925

Brass-mounted silver mate spoon, bombilla, decorated with applied figures of men shooting birds, South American, 1801-1925

Stone hand, evidently a small amulet, application

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1831-1920

Stone hand, evidently a small amulet, application unknown, South American, 1831-1920

White metal mate spoon, bombilla, South American,

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1801-1925

White metal mate spoon, bombilla, South American, 1801-1925

Silver (?) mate spoon, bombilla, with decorated st

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1801-1925

Silver (?) mate spoon, bombilla, with decorated stem, South American, 1801-1925

Silver(?) mate spoon, bombilla, with applied spira

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1801-1920

Silver(?) mate spoon, bombilla, with applied spiral decoration of handle, South American, 1801-1920

Silver mate spoon, bombilla stem and bowl decorate

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1801-1925

Silver mate spoon, bombilla stem and bowl decorated, from Chile, 1801-1925

Brass mate spoon, bombilla, with decorated stem, f

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1801-1925

Brass mate spoon, bombilla, with decorated stem, from Chile, 1801-1925

Tube pipe, wood, `fishtail' mouthpiece, well smoke

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1700-1900

Tube pipe, wood, `fishtail' mouthpiece, well smoked, Chaco Indian style of Gran Chaco region, Bolivian, 1700(?)-1900

Upper part of Toucan's beak, amuletic, pierced for

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1800-1918

Upper part of Toucan's beak, amuletic, pierced for suspension, from Brazil or Central America, 1800-1918

Tube pipe, wood, `fishtail' mouthpiece, well smoke

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1840-1930

Tube pipe, wood, `fishtail' mouthpiece, well smoked, possibly Mataco Indians of Gran Chaco region, Bolivia(?), or Paraguay(?) or northern Argentina(?), 1840-1930

Tube pipe, wood, `fishtail' mouthpiece, well smoke

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1750-1920

Tube pipe, wood, `fishtail' mouthpiece, well smoked, possibly Mataco Indians of Gran Chaco, Bolivia(?) or Paraguay(?) or northern Argentina(?), 1750-1920

Silver mate cup with bird handles, South American,

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1801-1930

Silver mate cup with bird handles, South American, from Chile, 1801-1930

Small globe-shaped polished gourd container from S

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1801-1920

Small globe-shaped polished gourd container from South America(?), 1801-1920

Silver mate spoon, bombilla, South American, 1801-

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1801-1910

Silver mate spoon, bombilla, South American, 1801-1910

Silver mounted gourd mate cup, with handle, South

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1801-1925

Silver mounted gourd mate cup, with handle, South American, 1801-1925

White metal mate spoon, bombilla, with decorated s

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1801-1925

White metal mate spoon, bombilla, with decorated stem, South American, 1801-1925

Necklace of coloured stone beads and small carved

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1801-1920

Necklace of coloured stone beads and small carved figures, from South America ? 1801-1920

Mate cup, silver mounted gourd, with brass mate spoon, 1801-1920

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1801-1920

Mate cup, silver mounted gourd, with brass mate spoon, bombilla, South American, 1801-1920

White metal mate spoon, bombilla, with decorated s

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1801-1925

White metal mate spoon, bombilla, with decorated stem, South American, 1801-1925

White metal mate spoon, bombilla, stem and bowl de

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1801-1920

White metal mate spoon, bombilla, stem and bowl decorated, South American, 1801-1920

Silver mate tripod cup attached to circular tripod

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1801-1925

Silver mate tripod cup attached to circular tripod base, South American, 1801-1925

Plaited palm leaf quiver(?), cylindrical, sling in

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1831-1920

Plaited palm leaf quiver(?), cylindrical, sling incorporated into top, black design, South American, 1831-1920

Coloured beadwork labret, bookmark shaped, in blue

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1880-1930

Coloured beadwork labret, bookmark shaped, in blue, red, white and yellow beads, from Patamona, British Guiana, 1880-1930

Mate cup or bombilla based on shape of gourd, blac

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1870-1930

Mate cup or bombilla based on shape of gourd, black glass body, plated silver legs, mounts, probably Argentinian, 1870-1930

Plaster cast of human skull of Bolivian Indian sho

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1891-1930

Plaster cast of human skull of Bolivian Indian showing artificial deformation of cranium caused by circular constriction, probably made in England, 1891-1930

Nazca bronze tweezers, South American, 1400-1900

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1400-1900

Nazca bronze tweezers, South American, 1400-1900

White metal spoon, bombilla, with decorated bowl,

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1801-1925

White metal spoon, bombilla, with decorated bowl, South American, 1801-1925

Pair of tweezers, tin, on a cotton string, Brazil,

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1880-1936

Pair of tweezers, tin, on a cotton string, Brazil, 1880-1936

Brass mate spoon, bombilla, with fox, horse-shoe a

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1801-1920

Brass mate spoon, bombilla, with fox, horse-shoe and crop design on bowl, South American, 1801-1920

Bundle of maize leaves said to be folded around sm

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1800-1920

Bundle of maize leaves said to be folded around small coloured stones bound together with cotton yarn, Ijca Indians, South American, 1800-1920

Necklace with pendant looped front, consisting of

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1801-1920

Necklace with pendant looped front, consisting of metal beads and metal and stone ? pendants, from South America ?, 1801-1920

Tube-pipe, wood, "fishtail" mouthpiece, well smoke

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1840-1825

Tube-pipe, wood, "fishtail" mouthpiece, well smoked, Chaco-Indian style, either Peru (?) or Bolivia (?) native Indians, 1840-1925

Silver (?) mate spoon, bombilla, with decorated ha

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1801-1925

Silver (?) mate spoon, bombilla, with decorated handle, South American, 1801-1925

Metal mate spoon or ombilla, closed scoop with pe

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1801-1925

Metal mate spoon or ombilla, closed scoop with perforations on both sides, tubular stem broken at top, South American, 1801-1925

Silver (?) mate spoon, bombilla, made by M.T. Soas

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1801-1925

Silver (?) mate spoon, bombilla, made by M.T. Soasary, South American, 1801-1925

Woven wicker sieve, cane frame, used by herbalists

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1851-1920

Woven wicker sieve, cane frame, used by herbalists, from Bahia, Brazil, 1851-1920

Tube pipe, wood, "fishtail" mouthpiece, well smoke

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1840-1930

Tube pipe, wood, "fishtail" mouthpiece, well smoked, possibly Mataco Indians of Gran Chaco, Bolivia(?), or Paraguay(?) or Northern Argentina(?), 1840-1930

Woven wicker sieve with cane frame, used by herbal

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1851-1920

Woven wicker sieve with cane frame, used by herbalists, Makuan tribes, British Guiana, 1851-1920

Silver pendant from Patagonia/Argentina, 1400-1900

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1400-1900

Silver pendant from Patagonia/Argentina, 1400-1900

Two piece of yellow cinchona bark, used by the Nap

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1860-1915

Two piece of yellow cinchona bark, used by the Napuche Indians, South Americam, 1860-1915

Short section of winter bark, used by Napuche Indi

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1860-1920

Short section of winter bark, used by Napuche Indians, South American, 1860-1920

Glass container, on glass mount, contains seeds of

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1900-1930

Glass container, on glass mount, contains seeds of quinoa, from Chile (?), South America

Specimen jar containing a dried gourd and a felt b

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1800-1929

Specimen jar containing a dried gourd and a felt bag, both filled with crimson iron oxide powder from Brazil