Snake catching tongs

Made:
1850-1930 in Asia

Snake catching tongs, wood and brass, unsigned, oriential (?)1850-1930. May be of local manufacture part made from pre-existing billard cue.

Details

Category:
Asian Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A668132
Materials:
wood (unidentified) and brass (copper, zinc alloy)
Measurements:
overall: 35 mm x 1430 mm x 90 mm,
type:
snake catcher