Medicine; fragment of wood used to create snuff used in curing a headache. For the associated cloves see 1985.54.1893 .2 [ASh [OPS move] 15/09/2017]

Collection type: Object
Description: Medicine; fragment of wood used to create snuff used in curing a headache. For the associated cloves see 1985.54.1893 .2 [ASh [OPS move] 15/09/2017]
Geographical reference: Egypt
Africa > Northern Africa > Egypt
Person: Field collector Winifred Susan Blackman; PRM source Wellcome Institute; PRM source Wellcome Historical Medical Museum
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1928
Date collected: 1928
Acquisition information: Transferred: 1985
Materials and processes: Material Wood Plant
Dimensions: Depth: max 19 mm, Width: max 21 mm, Length: max 35 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1985.54.1893.1 Other numbers: A 138594 22?

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