Splint for arm

SMG00166983

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Splint for arm, called belat pangkali lengan in vernacular, made of split cane backed with cotton wool and bound, from Kelantan, Malaysian, 1871-1910

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Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A657114
Materials:
cane, fibre, cotton wool and muslin
Measurements:
length 260 mm
width 165 mm
rolled: diameter 43 mm
type:
splints
credit:
Gimlett, J.D.