Sugical instrument in form of mallet made of wood

Made:
1891-1930
Sugical instrument in form of mallet made of wood

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Sugical instrument in form of mallet made of wood
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Sugical instrument in form of mallet made of wood, called "Kau Kini", in vernacular, used for tapping lancet, from Vaitupu, Ellice Islands, 1891-1930

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A96752
Materials:
wood
Measurements:
length 208 mm
maximum: diameter 22 mm
minimum: diameter 546 mm
mount: length 546 mm
mount: width 241 mm
type:
surgical instruments
credit:
Kennedy, D.G.

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