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1920.101.75

Royal needle for bleeding on the forehead and for scarifying.

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1920.101.75

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Collection type
Object
Description
Royal needle for bleeding on the forehead and for scarifying.
Long description
Royal needle for bleeding on the forehead and for scarifying. The metal needle has one pointed end, and the shaft is twisted and flatten at the other end. [MJD 23/03/2015]
Geographical reference
Uganda
Africa > Eastern Africa > Uganda
Western Region [Hoima, Kibale, Masindi districts] / Bunyoro-Kitara
Cultural groups
Nyoro
Person
Field collector John Roscoe
Field collector Mackie Ethnological Expedition
PRM source John Roscoe
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1920
Date collected
1919
Acquisition information
Donated: 1920
Materials and processes
Material Metal, Process Twisted
Dimensions
Length 120 mm, Width: max 6 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1920.101.75
Research and responses

Rev. John Roscoe The Soul of Central Africa, A General Account of The Mackie Ethnological Expedition, London 1922. Balfour Library Reference : Africa 8

Also: Roscoe The Northern Bantu, Cambridge 1915. Balfour Library Africa 8

Search terms: Toilet, Tool, Medicine, Body Art, Surgical Instrument, Toilet Article, Body Art Accessory

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