Seton needle

Made:
1880-1910
Seton needle, [bradawe] like surgical instrument

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Seton needle, [bradawe] like surgical instrument
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Seton needle, [bradawe] like surgical instrument, small iron spike fixed into wooden handle used for perforating the skin for the introduction of Setons, Algerian, 1880-1910

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A652562
Materials:
iron and handle, wood
Measurements:
needle: length 28 mm
overall: length 83 mm
handle, head: diameter 30 mm
needle, max: thickness 2 mm
type:
needles

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