M0012377: Seal gut enema syringe

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Photograph of an enema syringe from Labrador, Canada made from a seal's gut fastened to ivory tube. This item was accessioned by the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum (R2/1946) but is not held by Wellcome Collection.

M0012377: Seal gut enema syringe

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