This statue is of an ancient man called Bhaiṣajyaguru, also known as the Medicine Buddha – someone Buddhists believe can help reduce suffering.
These baby-weighing scales, made around 1900, were used by health visitors.
This chair was made about 200 years ago. It was owned by a barber (men’s and boys’ hairdresser), and customers would sit in it to have teeth extracted.
This is a wooden acupuncture model made in Japan in 1681.
This spray can was used to help slow the spread of malaria, a life-threatening disease carried by mosquitoes.
This saw was used to amputate (cut off) people’s arms or legs. It is about five hundred years old.