M0020072: Four surgical instruments, Indian

Previous title, replaced August 2022: Surgical Indian instruments: midwifery and circumcision knife

From left to right: a midwifery and circumcision knife with horn handle, acquired by the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum at an unknown point and accessioned in 1917 (accession number R13315); a chiropodist's iron knife presented to the Museum at an unknown point and accessioned in 1920 (accession number R12141); an instrument for bleeding that was acquired by the Museum at an unknown point and accessioned in 1917 (accession number R6622); and a razor or steel blade in a wooden handle which was acquired by the Musuem at an unknown point and accessioned in 1917 (accession number R6626)

1965-1976

2 photographs sheet film negative; 3.5 x 8.5 cm photographic print; 10.2 x 12.7 cm

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.