Cautery consisting of nail with head bent at right angles and cloth

Made:
1880-1920
Cautery consisting of nail with head bent at right angles and

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Cautery consisting of nail with head bent at right angles and
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Cautery consisting of nail with head bent at right angles and cloth loosely warpped round sharp end forming handle, from Biskra, Northern Algeria, 1880-1920

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A652564
Materials:
iron, ? material and cloth
type:
cautery