Razor, steel, from the Belgian Congo

Made:
1850-1920
Razor, steel, from the Belgian Congo, African (Central) Razor, steel, from the Belgian Congo, African (Central)
Razor, steel, from the Belgian Congo, African (Central) Razor, steel, from the Belgian Congo, African (Central)

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Razor, steel, from the Belgian Congo, African (Central)
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Razor, steel, from the Belgian Congo, African (Central)
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Razor, steel, from the Belgian Congo, African (Central), 1850-1920

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A623473
Materials:
steel
type:
razors
credit:
Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)

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