Tattooing instrument

Tattooing instrument

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Tattooing instrument, combined spatula and probe, steel and copper, from the Belgian Congo, African, 1850-1925 (see note).

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A665658
Materials:
steel and copper
Measurements:
length 134 mm
width 9 mm
thickness 2 mm
type:
tattoo instrument, spatula and probe