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1941.4.63.3

Surgical tool: metal rod with flat end and wooden handle.

1941.4.63.3

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Collection type
Object
Description
Surgical tool: metal rod with flat end and wooden handle.
Geographical reference
Algeria
Africa > Northern Africa > Algeria
Aurès Mountains
Cultural groups
Chaouia Berber
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1923
Date collected
By 1923
Acquisition information
Acquired: 1923, uncertain Acquired: 04/1941
Materials and processes
Material Iron Metal, Material Wood Plant, Process Carved
Dimensions
Length: max 290 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1941.4.63.3
Associated publications
Related Documents File - See collectors file for Hilton-Simpson for a copy of Shawiya Berber Surgical Instruments in the Aures Mountains, 1913-1922, by John Kirkup (Curator of the Historical Instrument Collection, Royal College of Surgeons of England, London) to be published in the Congress Proceedings, September 1998, of the International Society for History of Medicine. [CF 8/1/2002]

Search terms: Tool, Medicine, Surgical Instrument