Iron gouge for extracting poison from Upas tree

Made:
1860-1925 in Borneo
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Iron gouge for extracting poison from Upas tree, used by Kenyah, Borneo, 1860-1925

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A656070
Materials:
iron
type:
gouge
credit:
Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)