Piece of skull used by Dr. T. Wilson Parry to demonstrate primitive method of trephining

Made:
1801-1918 in England

Piece of skull used by Dr. T. Wilson Parry to demonstrate primitive method of trephining by boring with bow drill and stringing and scraping with flint flake, provenance unknown, 1801-1918

Details

Category:
Surgery
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A652202
Materials:
bone
type:
human remains and skull
credit:
Wellcome Trust