Circumcision knife with black obsidian blade

Circumcision knife with black obsidian blade

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Circumcision knife with black obsidian blade and wooden handle painted red and decorated with design in black inlaid with white lime powder, from Admiralty Islands, 1871-1910

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A202173
Materials:
obsidian and wood
type:
circumcision knife
credit:
Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)