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1938.16.6

Trepanning saw: angular metal blade with serrated end edge and wooden handle.

1938.16.6

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Collection type
Object
Description
Trepanning saw: angular metal blade with serrated end edge and wooden handle.
Geographical reference
Algeria
Africa > Northern Africa > Algeria
Aurès Mountains
Cultural groups
Chaouia Berber
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1913
Date collected
1913 - 1938
Acquisition information
Bequeathed: 1938
Materials and processes
Material Metal, Material Wood Plant, Process Carved
Dimensions
Length: max 142 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1938.16.6 Other numbers: 12
Research and responses

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]

Related Documents File - See RDF for labels written by Hilton-Simpson for various objects in this collection. [E.S-R 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 21/12/2004]

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: Medicine, Tool, Surgical Instrument, Saw

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