M0018111: Twelve razors, probably from the Ouesso District of the Republic of Congo

Previous title, replaced October 2020: Razors and pins, presumably from Belgian Congo, Africa

Photograph of a display of twelve iron razors, possibly used in tattooing and thought to be from the Ouelle District of the Republic of Congo (Belgian Congo at the time of acquisition). The items were acquired by the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum, possibly as part of the Henry Pareyn Collection, and given accession numbers (left to right) A300719, A300720, A300721, A300722, A300723, A300724, A300725, A300726, A300727, A300728, A300729, A300730

May-June 1960

1 photograph glass plate negative; 10.2 x 12.7 cm

Wellcome Collection holds the accession index cards for the items: acc. number A303719-A303730

Copyright is held by Wellcome Collection

Catalogue data comes from a combination of entries in the original glass plate registers, metadata created when the glass plates were digitised in the early 2000s and enhancements made by the cataloguer in 2022.

Please consult the digitised version as this item is fragile. Email library@wellcomecollection.org to request access to the physical item.