Thorn extracting instrument, Uganda, c. 1881-1930.

Made:
1881-1930 in Uganda
Steel knife with leaf shaped blade and long spike handle

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Steel knife with leaf shaped blade and long spike handle
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Steel knife with leaf shaped blade and long spike handle, used for extracting thorns or parasites by Bunyoro of Uganda, African, 1881-1930

Steel knife with leaf shaped blade and long spike handle, used for extracting thorns or parasites, from the Bunyoro people of Uganda, African, 1881-1930

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A240026
Materials:
steel
type:
knives and surgical instruments
credit:
Gunnis, R.