Medicine

P1613.12

From: Sumatra

Curatorial Section: Oceanian

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Object Number P1613.12
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Sumatra
Date Made 1901
Section Oceanian
Materials Plant Material | Cotton
Description

Medicine bag, tan with vertical thin dotted black stripes. Tied with blue string. Contains dark brown powdery substance with lighter flecks. Label reads "Panga posinubak | Mix with bunga chan | ...." on obverse and ".... | Janio + drink after | Child birth" on reverse.

Length 21 cm
Width 19 cm
Thickness 2.5 cm
Credit Line Gift of H. M. Hiller and Alfred C. Harrison Jr., 1901
Other Number P1613L - Old Museum Number

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