Animal horn used with needle for blood letting

Made:
1880-1930 in Uganda
Animal horn used with needle for blood letting

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Animal horn used with needle for blood letting
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Animal horn with a small hole, a thin slot near tip, used with needle for blood letting, Bunyoro district, Uganda, 1880-1930

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A651140
type:
cupping horn
taxonomy:
  • furnishing and equipment
  • tools & equipment
  • medical instrument
  • cupping vessel