Shark's tooth

Made:
1914
Shark's tooth, used in trephining

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Shark's tooth, used in trephining
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Shark's tooth, used in trephining, and mounted with relevant presscuttings, mount and cuttings, English, 1914

Details

Category:
Surgery
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A680694
Materials:
tooth, wood and paper
Measurements:
shark's tooth: length 32 mm
shark's tooth: width 31 mm
mount: length 338 mm
mount: width 204 mm
type:
trephining