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Sedan chair used to carry patients to hospital, South America, 1701-1900

Nursing & Hospital Furnishings

1701-1900

Two pieces of cinchona bark, South America, 1601-1700

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1601-1700

Cinchona bark, Europe, 1601-1700

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1601-1700

Stone statue, in the form of a male and female cop

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

Stone amulet of man and woman embracing

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1800-1900

Bundle of maize leaves said to be folded around sm

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1800-1920
Girdle or "acachu" made from human hair, from Tutanangosa, South America

Girdle or "acachu" made from human hair, from Tuta

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

before 1930
Box for `Vitaminas Glaxo', vitamin B complex and Vitamin C supplement. South American, with 2 gummed labels and leaflet

Box for `Vitaminas Glaxo', vitamin B complex and V

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1947-1970
Box for Glaxo `Ostelin', vitamin D supplement. South American. With 10 gummed label sheets

Box for Glaxo `Ostelin', vitamin D supplement. Sou

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1947-1970
White metal mate spoon, bombilla, with decorated stem, maker, S.M, South American, 1801-1925

White metal mate spoon, bombilla, with decorated s

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1801-1925
Silver mate spoon, bombilla, made by Soasary (?), South American, 1851-1925

Silver mate spoon, bombilla, made by Soasary (?),

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1851-1925
Shrunken head with short hair, South American

Shrunken head with short hair, South American

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

before 1933
Small gourd bowl containing curare, South American

Small gourd bowl containing curare, South American

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

before 1950
Box for Glaxo `Minadex', vitamin tonic with vitamins A and D. South American

Box for Glaxo `Minadex', vitamin tonic with vitami

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1947-1970
Pair of leprous bones, femurs, perhaps South American, 1600-1930

Pair of leprous bones, femurs, perhaps South American

Anatomy & Pathology

1600-1930
Mummified male body, South American, 800-1400

Mummified male body, South American, 800-1400

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

800-1400
String of beetle elytra, with tuff of human hair at distal end, for decorating shrunken head, South American

String of beetle elytra, with tuff of human hair a

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

before 1937
Bronze depilatory tweezers, pear shaped tongs, made by Nazca Indians, South America, 1700-1900

Bronze depilatory tweezers, pear shaped tongs, mad

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1700-1900
String of beetle elytra, with tuft of human hair at distal end, for decorating shrunken head, South American

Shrunken head decoration of beetle elytra and hair

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

before 1919
Box for Glaxo `Adexilan Gotas', vitamin A and D supplement. South American. With 2 spare gummed labels and leaflet

Box for Glaxo `Adexilan Gotas', vitamin A and D su

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1947-1970
Wide belt of black and white seeds with pendant humming birds, South American, 1850-1927

Belt with pendant humming bird

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1850-1927
Amuletic leglet, woven fibre and seeds with seed, nut and human bone fringe, mounted on cardboard, Upper Amazon, South American, 1870-1935

Amuletic leglet

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1870-1935
Silver (?) mate spoon, bombilla, made by M.T. Soasary, South American, 1801-1925

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

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1801-1925
Glass specimen bottle, containing cocoa or chocolate beans/seeds from South America

Glass specimen bottle, containing cocoa or chocolate beans/seeds, South America

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1880-1920