Slate knife used for circumcision

Made:
1701-1900 in North America
Circumcision knife, slate blade, wood handle, North American

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Circumcision knife, slate blade, wood handle, North American
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Circumcision knife, slate blade, wood handle, North American

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A58737
Materials:
slate and wood
Measurements:
overall: 13 cm x 158 mm x 32 mm, .03 kg
type:
circumcision knife