canister
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact23897
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV975.5.251
- Description
- Round brown metal can with lid. Rectangular beige label with black Chinese characters. Slight damage on bottom of can and top of the lid. First from the left in photograph.
- Object History
- This item originates from the Chinese Herbalist Store "Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co.", Victoria, B.C.
- Classification
- Chemical T&E
- Marks/Labels
- Beige rectangular label with black Chinese characters. Some Chinese characters written on tin in black on the side of the label. Chinese characters literally translate to: "lotus root" and "powder". Lotus Root powder cab be use for cooking or medication. Lotus astringent non-toxic, can stop hematemesis, nose and throat bleeding, blood stasis, antipyretic toxicity, postpartum blood boring, etc. It has anti-inflammatory hemostatic effect.
- Measurements
- 10 cm height x 14 cm width