Surgical instrument consisting of metal blade with notched trident point set into wooden handle

Surgical instrument consisting of metal blade with notched

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Surgical instrument consisting of metal blade with notched
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Surgical instrument consisting of metal blade with notched trident point set into wooden handle, used for trephining, by Shaura surgeons of Algeria, 1880-1920

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A652547
Materials:
steel and wood
type:
trephines