Collection

Surgical knife

Made:: 1701-1925 in Tibet

Steel surgical knife with wood knife and leather sheath, Tibetan, 1701-1925

Details

Category:: Asian Medicine

Collection:: Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection

Object Number:: A624212

Materials:: steel, wood, brass, leather and complete

Measurements:: overall: 118 mm x 11 mm
sheath: 95 mm x 16 mm

type:: surgical knife

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