Instrument, possibly lime spatula or knife
- Made:
- 1801-1920 in Papua New Guinea
Instrument, possibly lime spatula or knife, made from human bone, said to be used for decapitating, from New Guinea, 1801-1920
Details
- Category:
- Ethnography and Folk Medicine
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A655869
- Materials:
- bone, human
- type:
- human remains and knives
- credit:
- Wellcome Trust
