Piece of pearl shell

Made:
1881-1920 in Sunday Island

Piece of pearl shell, leaf shaped with human hair cord attached with gum, used to press back gums during tooth-avulsion operation, from Sunday Island, Victoria, Australia, 1881-1920

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A79429
Materials:
shell, pearl, hair, human, resin and mount, cardboard
type:
human remains, human hair and shell
credit:
Wellcome Trust