Surgical knife consisting of tapering metal blade set into wooden handle bound with wire

Surgical knife consisting of tapering metal blade set into

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Surgical knife consisting of tapering metal blade set into wooden handle bound with wire, bears Islamic inscription, Algerian, 1870-1920

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A652527
Materials:
steel and wood
type:
surgical knife