cupping glasses
Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Bowl or cup-like suction devices, typically glass and with an open mouth, heated in order to create a partial vacuum, and then applied to the skin in order to draw blood to the surface.
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Laufer family papers
Collection
Identifier: Mss 1034-076
Abstract
Papers of the Laufer family, Polish immigrants who ran a kosher restaurant on King Street in Charleston, South Carolina. Materials include an original Laufer's Kosher Restaurant business card, naturalization certificates, a ketubah, and two family photographs. Most materials are photocopies. Also included are 12 cupping glasses or "bankas" used for medicinal purposes.
Dates:
1910-circa 1945
Found in:
Special Collections