Red earthenware skin scraper in form of crocodile

Red earthenware skin scraper in form of crocodile Red earthenware skin scraper in form of crocodile

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Red earthenware skin scraper in form of crocodile
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Red earthenware skin scraper in form of crocodile, with rasp base, probably Sudanese, 1880-1910

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A651673
Materials:
earthenware
Measurements:
height 50 mm
length 171 mm
width 49 mm
type:
foot scraper - body rasp
credit:
Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)