Cautery consisting of nail with flat head

Made:
1880-1920
Cautery consisting of nail with flat head

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Cautery consisting of nail with flat head
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Cautery consisting of nail with flat head, handle formed by cloth wrapped round sharp end, from Biskra, Northern Algeria, 1880-1920

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A652565
Materials:
iron, ? material and cloth
type:
cautery