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

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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

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

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