Object Status:
Unlocated
Accession Date:
February 7, 1808
Primary Source Reference:
Peale Museum Accessions Book, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, p. 28
Additional Source Text:
"Which the Natives hold to be an Infallable Cure for the Tooth Ach, by holding it on the cheek opposite the tooth Affected."
Notes:
Hekla, a volcano in Iceland; Hekla lava reputed to have many medicinal properties; see https://www.shi.ch/fileadmin/user_upload/hekla_lava.pdf
