Two surgical instruments, Banyankore people, Uganda, c. 1880-1920

Made:: 1880-1920 in Nkore

maker:: Ankole people

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Instrument consisting of flat ended metal, rod set into cylindrical wooden handle said to be for blistering temples, from Ankole, Uganda, 1880-1920

Two surgical instruments, from the Banyankore people, Ankole (Nkore) kingdom, Uganda, c. 1880-1920. The larger instrument is said to be for "blistering temples", the smaller, a cautery.

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Category:: Ethnography and Folk Medicine

Object Number:: A652632

Materials:: iron, ? material, wood

type:: cautery

taxonomy:

furnishing and equipment
tools & equipment
medical instrument

credit:: Roscoe, J.

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