A cure for jaundice: Bone Bowl
| A cure for jaundice: Bone Bowl | |
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| Contact | museums@eu-lac.org |
| Author | eulac3d |
| Publisher | EULAC |
| Size | cm x cm x cm |
| Type | 3D Object |
| Format | text/plain Alias/WaveFront Object |
| Country | Scotland |
| Museum | Shetland Museum and Archive |
Jaundice is a symptom, rather than a disease. Shetlanders used folk-remedies to try to cure the condition. One way was to drink water from a stream where three landlords’ estates met. The water was scooped with the big bowl, called a kapp, and the patient sipped it with the little dish. This dish is made from whalebone. Customs & Folklore gallery FPL 2012.480