Box of Wax Pills

Box of Wax Pills

Red Cardboard box containing wax pills and instructional sheets Rectangular shaped cardboard box has red paper exterior decorated with wood grain design. Hand written Chinese characters in black ink are written on both ends. The box has no lid. Box contains 11 beeswax balls imprinted with red stamps on two sides Two of the balls have broken open revealing a black pill. The pills are surrounded by white instructional papers with black printed Chinese characters and red seals. Pills used for women's post partum illness.

1997.055.152