Acupuncture & moxibustion kit

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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1986.0781.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 17
AKA: Acupuncture needle
Patents: N/A
General Description: .1-.12 STAINLESS STEEL NEEDLES/ CELLOPHANE WRAPPER; PAPER ENVELOPE/.13-.17 MOXA FIBRES ENCASED IN PAPER WRAPPER/ PT.: CARDBOARD BOX COVERED IN COATED PAPER

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 21.8 cm
Width: 7.5 cm
Height: 3.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Medical Technology
Category: Instruments
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Unknown
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: THIS KIT PROBABLY NEVER USED. ACUPUNCTURE &MOXIBUSTION HAVEBEEN USED IN CHINA FOR OVER 4,000 YRS (REF.1)
Canada: Unknown
Function: TRADITIONAL CHINESE THERAPEUTIC METHOD OF STIMULATING METABOLIC & CIRCULATORY PROCESSES OF HUMAN BODY IN ORDER TO ALLEVIATE PAIN & CURE DISEASE.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: .1-.12 PT: ENVELOPE BEARS CHINESE CHARACTERS & ENGLISH TEXT: 'ACUPUNCTURE/ &/ MOXIBUSTION/ NEEDLES' & 'EXPORTED BY/ CHINA NATIONAL CHEMICALSIMPORT & EXPORT CORP./ SHANGHAI BRANCH' ON REVERSE: 'No. #30 #32 #34/ SIZE 0.5-3/ 12 10 PIECES'/ PAPER WRAPPERS ON.13-.17 BEAR UNNUMBERED SCALE ALONG LENGTH OF WRAPPER & CHINESE TEXT/ CHINESE CHARACTERS STAMPED ON BOX LID
Missing: APPEARS COMPLETE. KIT MAY BE COMPOSITION OF TWO SEPARATE MEDICAL KITS
Finish: .1-.12 SILVER COLOURED STAINLESS STEEL NEEDLES STORED IN TWO-TONE BEIGE & WHITE ENVELOPE/.13-.17 SOFT, FINELY CHOPPED DESICCATED MOXA FIBRES PACKED IN WHITE PAPER WRAPPER/ ALL STORED IN BOX COVERED IN DARK RED COWHIDE TEXTURED COATED PAPER
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Acupuncture & moxibustion kit, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1986.0781, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/item/1986.0781.001/

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