Irmangka-irmangka - native fuschia, olive oil and beeswax

Maker
Ngaanyatjarra Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Women's Council
Date
2016
 Description
Small plastic jars with metal lids, containing combined native fuschia leaves, olive oil and beeswax. Made by traditional Aboriginal healers, the leaves were traditionally pounded into a paste and used for poultices, applied to the chest to relieve coughs and colds, or rubbed into sore muscles.
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Object detail

Maker
Date
2016
Medium
native fuchsia leaves, olive oil, beeswax, plastic, paper, ink
Measurements
5.4 x 6.7 (diam) cm
Accession Number
MHM2016.58
Credit line
Gift of Ngaanyatjarra Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Women's Council Aboriginal Corporation, 2016
Object Type
pharmacology/medication
Named Collection
Bush Medicine collection
Medical History Museum Category
Medicine in Society
Museum
Medical History Museum

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