Piece of infant's skull

Made:
1801-1913 in Europe

Piece of infant's skull, used by Dr. T. Willson Parry to demonstrate primitive method of trephination using skull and taking 25 minutes, provenance unknown, 1801-1913

Details

Category:
Surgery
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A652201
Materials:
bone and cloth, sticky tape
type:
human remains and skull
credit:
Wellcome Trust