Thorn, used as a surgical instrument

SMG00167585

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Thorn, used as a surgical instrument, Mexico(?), 1880-1936

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A683048
Materials:
agave atroviens
Measurements:
length 118 mm
base: width 21 mm
type:
thorns