Inuit surgical instrument

Made:
1910-1941 in Alaska
Surgical instrument Surgical instrument Surgical instrument

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Surgical instrument
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Surgical instrument
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Surgical instrument
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Surgical instrument, used for performing an operation on the vulvas of girls at puberty, Alaska, 1910-1941, Inuit (Eskimo) culture

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A39582
Materials:
ivory
Measurements:
overall: 134 mm
type:
surgical instrument