Surgical instrument

Made:
1891-1925
Surgical instrument, made of turtle bone, pointed

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Surgical instrument, made of turtle bone, pointed
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Surgical instrument, made of turtle bone, pointed, slightly curved, with perforated end, from Samoa, 1891-1925

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A155186
Materials:
bone, turtle
type:
surgical instruments
credit:
Glendining