Iron instrument with flat shovel-like blade at one end and looped hook at other end

Made:
1880-1920
Iron instrument with flat shovel-like blade at one end and

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Iron instrument with flat shovel-like blade at one end and
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Iron instrument with flat shovel-like blade at one end and looped hook at other end, said to be one of set of surgical instruments, African, 1880-1920

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A652436
Materials:
iron
Measurements:
length 420 mm
maximum: width 60 mm
type:
scoops

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