Strigil, large flat section of bone used for scraping the human body

Strigil

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Strigil
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Strigil, large flat section of bone used for scraping the human body, Congolese, 1890-1923

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Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A657924
Materials:
bone
type:
strigils
credit:
Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)