Steel folding razor

Made:
1890-1910
Steel folding razor, cutthroat variety, circular handle

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Steel folding razor, cutthroat variety, circular handle
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Steel folding razor, cutthroat variety, circular handle, folding blade, small scoop at end of handle, incised decoration around middle and end, West Africa, 1890-1910

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A241200
Materials:
steel
Measurements:
opened: length 185 mm
handle: length 143 mm
blade: length 78 mm
handle: diameter 10 mm
with blade projecting: width 17 mm
type:
razors
credit:
Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)

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