Steel knife with sickle-shaped blade and pointed handle

Made:
1890-1920
Steel knife with sickle-shaped blade and pointed handle

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Steel knife with sickle-shaped blade and pointed handle
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Steel knife with sickle-shaped blade and pointed handle, twist forged in shaft, for tattooing and surgery, Katanga, Belgian Congo, 1890-1920

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A651061
Materials:
steel
type:
knife