Pair of carved wooden tongs (?) both sides unconne

Made:
1880-1920
Pair of carved wooden tongs (?) both sides unconnected

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Pair of carved wooden tongs (?) both sides unconnected
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Pair of carved wooden tongs (?) both sides unconnected, foliate volutes at top (handles ?) straight prongs, matching carved recesses near top, Africa (?) 1880-1920

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A651695
Materials:
wood
type:
tongs