Surgical instrument consisting of flattened metal spike fixed into wooden handle which is split

Made:
1870-1920
Surgical instrument consisting of flattened metal spike fixed

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Surgical instrument consisting of flattened metal spike fixed into wooden handle which is split, Algerian, 1870-1920

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A652526
Materials:
steel and wood
Measurements:
length 121 mm
blade: length 75 mm
approx handle: diameter 28 mm
type:
spikes

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