Steel cicitrization instrument

Made:
1880-1920
Steel cicitrization instrument, resembles a small claw

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Steel cicitrization instrument, resembles a small claw
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Steel cicitrization instrument, resembles a small claw, with seven curved prongs joined at end, spike handle with spiral twist, Southern Nigeria, 1880-1920

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A120160
Materials:
steel
type:
scarification equipment
credit:
Jeffreys, M.D.W.