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Container Reference (shelfmark) EAP1221/16/2 Subject Animals Digitised Content Yes (available)

1. EAP1221/16/2/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1221/16/2/1
Title:
པིར་རུ
Scope & Content:
Medical suction cups. A collection of five suction cups: two brass cones and three animal horn tips that used for "cupping" the technique of applying a vacuum to remove bad blood (black blood). The cup is applied to the skin for half an hour, the hole in the tip of the cup sealed for that time wi...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Tibetan
Date Range:
Late 19th century
Extent:
2