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Iron spike, used by fakirs to demonstrate power over bodily pain, Indian, 1801-1900
Details
- Category:
- Asian Medicine
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A243845
- Measurements:
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overall: 512 mm x 25 mm x 5 mm,
- type:
- spike - object
- credit:
- Glendining
