maple wood

Incised motifs on wooden slat, slightly curved lengthwise. The slat has been bevelled to form a shallow diamond cross-section. The wider end is straight across, while the narrower end is slightly peaked to form a shallow V. Pohrt notes: "Wooden prescription stick (box elder?) made from a rectangular board which has been flattened along the edges."

Plant motifs arranged around edge of board so that edge of board forms the ground. Series of plant motifs are separated by straight lines. Pohrt notes: "Engraved plant forms distributed in a regular series around the edges of both faces. Engraved human and animal forms added on the lower right hand corner of either side."

The segments of plant motifs in between the vertical lines refer to recipes for herbal medicines. Pohrt notes: "Plants featured on stick appear within an area and are used together to treat illness. The species of plant and quantity required known only to the maker of the board."

Item was pulled from DIA storage by request during the GRASAC visit, therefore detailed images are not yet available. GKS profile was created by Cory Wilmott during the visit. Kelly Konieczki added all available information about the item from TMS after the visit, however did not research its supplementary files.