Depilatory forceps
Depilatory forceps, attached to necklace, gong-like arms silver, encrusted
- Measurements:
-
length 35 mm
width 21 mm
thickness 8 mm
- Materials:
- silver
- Object Number:
- A73326 Pt1
- type:
- depilatory tweezers
Necklace, shells and seed threaded on cotton cord with depilatory forceps attached
- Made:
- 500-1650
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Necklace, shells and seed threaded on cotton cord with depilatory forceps attached, necklace damaged, ancient Bolivian, 500-1650
Details
- Category:
- Ethnography and Folk Medicine
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A73326
- Materials:
- seeds, shells, cord, cotton, ? material and forceps, silver
- Measurements:
-
bundled: length 127 mm
general: width 32 mm
- type:
- necklace
- credit:
- Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)
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