Steel razor

Made:
1871-1920
Steel razor, cut from a thin sheet of metal

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Steel razor, cut from a thin sheet of metal
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Steel razor, cut from a thin sheet of metal, conical with crescentic prongs lifted from sides giving whole the appearance of a Christmas tree, pointed handle, Congolese, 1871-1920

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A300725
Materials:
steel and display board, cardboard
Measurements:
length 125 mm
width 54 mm
maximum: thickness 3 mm
type:
razors

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