Surgical instrument consisting of metal blade with rasp-like edge andwooden handle

Surgical instrument consisting of metal blade with rasp-like

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Surgical instrument consisting of metal blade with rasp-like
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Surgical instrument consisting of metal blade with rasp-like edge andwooden handle, used for trephining by Shaura surgions of Algeria, 1880-1920

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A652546
Materials:
steel and wood
type:
trephines